MEMBERSHIP FEE

I knew something was wrong when I heard the first shout,

They circled around me; no way out,

A solid punch sent me to the floor,

I yelled stop but they wanted more,

I barley fought back, barley I screamed as my knee tore,

A dislocated shoulder, a fractured jaw,

They did not follow rules or law,

The mass surged with unrepressed rage,

As though this was a play and I were a stage,

Yells, screams and shouts echo inside my head,

They beat me and then left me for dead,

Now I know of their anger and their will to use it against me,

I regret bringing up the topic of a membership fee