Horror Haiku Club Prompt
June 30 - Giulia Tofana
Operating in the early 1600s, Giulia Tofana sold Aqua Tofana to women around Rome in Italy.
Your prompt is GIULIA TOFANA.
Your aqua brings death
And life. Were you true or false
Criminal or saint
Aqua Tofana was a poison of Tofana’s own concoction, given to women who needed to rid themselves of abusive husbands that the law would not let them divorce. It is said that after her death, six other women took up her cause.
My attorney advises
divorce is not an option -
let's drink to 'death do us part'
You grab the bottle,
My hair still under your nails,
And ask why I smile.