Sanity

Jack wasn't certain
just exactly where he had put it
but it was definitely missing.
There had been
no sign of it in quite a while.
Even some of his close friends
searched.
Maybe he had lost it years back
maybe he never possessed
it at all.

But he knew now that
it was missing.

Bishop had given him
fair warning.
But Jack had an addiction.
He had created
this addiction
and lived it through.

The girls were to arrive
Sunday next.
The dungeon
was complete.
His nerves
rattled him.
Had he gone too far?
Christmas was nearing
and what a treat it would be.