May 2021
Nails and a Hammer
Nails and a hammer
to hang you to a tree,
I swing, and you
scream
scream
scream.
****** intent
in heart and mind,
that the Author of Life
should bleed out and die.
This is the mercy and pardon
given to rebel man
sitting on spiritual death row.
Why would anyone refuse?
James E. Roethlein copyright 2021
Nails and a hammer
to hang you to a tree,
I swing, and you
scream
scream
scream.
****** intent
in heart and mind,
that the Author of Life
should bleed out and die.
This is the mercy and pardon
given to rebel man
sitting on spiritual death row.
Why would anyone refuse?
James E. Roethlein copyright 2021
Jim is the author of two books of poetry “Musing on the Cricket Game of Life Part 1 1/2” and “An Extravagant Way of Saying Nothing “ both available on Amazon
