Garden Variety Sociopaths, Sadists, and InheritorsA Poem by Jacqueline Murray8 January 2014
how long after a body dies before it begins
to Stink? that is, how do the scavenger birds know when the time has come to flock, to circle, and furthermore to Feast? perhaps "G"od draws red hearts around them in ink only visible to the vultures and their Allies. but who is the ally of the deer Carcass? "G"od thinks it to be the predators who carry the meat away in their throats but maybe the "d"eer don't want the "C"arnivores to benefit from their Misfortune. "G"od doesn't think of things like that but Jesus maybe would Have. how long after the light is drained from the eyes before the pupil truly turns to Black? a black so thin that lions see right through it to the freezer-burned Brain. if lions are the kings of the jungle, why is it the "m"eek who shall inherit the Earth? (i think that's just a little white lie to keep the "m"eek from fleeing to Pluto.) the food chain is the focal point around which the circle of life Revolves-- maybe i want out of the circle of L(?)ife. © 2014 Jacqueline Murray |
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