Violet Gibson was Irish, the daughter of a baron. She shot Mussolini in 1926. She was then locked up for the rest of her life in a mental institution in England. i was inspired to write this piece after i read about her life...
Did you have tea with Mussolini? Helena Donovan
Were you just a silly crackpot?
Or the perfect mystery
The daughter of a baron
Used to high society.
Did he silence all your claims?
When for Tripoli he left
Sent you back to England
Declared you insane, inept.
Did you have tea with Mussolini?
Make love inside his bed?
Was your crime one of passion?
A searing rage inside your head
Did you tell him!
Keep your Seven Hills of Rome,
You’re Piazza Navona
Your power is being a fascist
You’re the lunatic in Roma!
Violet,
Were you happy?
To spend your days sublime
Entertaining feathered friends
No pizza or red wine
Were,
The seeds inside your pockets
So carefully sewed, silken lined
To feed on your Dictator,
El Duce, The banquet of your mind ?.
Old Doll.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Gibson