z-All Things
I came upon a man
who had long strips
of human heart
and he was
sewing then back together
piece by piece.
Close by
his friend
was collecting tears in bottles
and each tear was being filtered
to be hurt-free.
Others there
were working with Betrayal Notes
and Dear John missives
re-writing them
to reduce the pain.
Self Flagellaters
and Cutters
were given new blood and
wounds sealed.
Family abusers were laid prone
in the hot sun and blood boils
were lanced to their screams.
There was howling from two-timers
and mistresses; ,
killers
and politicians.
A 50 foot cauldron
was tipped
and they were added for seasoning;
the man then turned the heat up.
The two Agonies
clutched each others throat
and squeezed.
Blame was there
Blaming all
and Masochists agreed,
taking credit for all things bad
just for the attention.
There were Fallen Preachers
and Sinning Saints
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poem by Lonnie Hicks
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