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The Church Basement (prose poem)

Since my veins were open during the seance exposing an undue amount of blood and the foetuses falling form my forehead were aborted, it seemed a good idea.  Getting to Church.  I arrived a few hours late for services 12:00 am, 12:00 pm, I had nowhere else to be.  I parked in the back and noticed steam roll like butter from my chipped green engine.  A cornea began contracting and refracting like a soft bowflex made from silver.  Seeing red, I noticed a man hanging from a piece of wood: it appeared he was bleeding to death?   I made a design in the window's frosty pane and broke in.  I tried wrenching him from this four sided wooden wheel.  No dice.  "Should I call an ambulance?", I asked feverishly.   "I've been everywhere", he said, "and I firmly believe I'm safest here.  Have you seen our candles?"  A cop with a face like an angry hamburger barked at me.  "Someone's dying in there!" I protested.  Instead of handcuffs, he bound me together in the freezing cold with rosaries and worry beads. 

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Candlewitch

Candlewitch

16 years 4 months ago

hello

Wow! I've just thought of many things to say but none of them quite cover it. You've just knocked my socks off! Always, Cat
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bjp

16 years 4 months ago

Dear GB

Very creative wording and construction. You elevate the site by going to exotic lands. Thank you. Brian
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 4 months ago

Hey, what you doing later

Hey, what r you doing later tonight? Thought I'd ask..anyway, rocket man! ~A Don’t let your victories go to your head, or your failures go to your heart.
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Spectrum

16 years 4 months ago

an interesting perspective

an interesting perspective. How long must Jesus suffer for our faults before we take him off the cross? And how long will we continue to be bound in rosaries and worry beads before we realize we must save ourselves? excellent poem.
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 4 months ago

Don’t get me started on

Don't get me started on the mumbo jumbo that any sane, rational and logical person with compassion and with some historical background sleuthing can't dispel. Thanks for the poem QV and the comment Spectrum. Both invaluable. ~A
Seren

Seren

16 years 4 months ago

I went to bed not long after

I went to bed not long after I commented on this one ... brilliantly done Gb ... congrates on spotlight dear man love and hugs Jayne x x