I went to welcoming protestant church once
where everyone acted so friendly.
They said that their god loves them
so they would help me become one of them.
They said that all that I would have to do
was to strictly follow their god’s rules.
Being a young new “christian”
it was hard to live a sin-free life.
So they forced me into a box with bars
to remind me of my sins.
Then they cut off my right leg
leaving only my left to kick the lid.
No matter how hard I’d kick the lid
I knew that I’d never actually break free.
Because of the sins that they hated so much
Were now a part of me.
And so I reached between my broken ribs
and tore them wide apart.
I just wanted to end the endless pain of
my barely beating heart.
©ronvdm777
January 2020
©ronvdm777
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