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The dismal scene Of church And parking lot Played before her hazy eyes. God absent from the pews, The moon, And wherever the **** else People believed He could be. She sat on the parking stop, Knees close. The night air lapped at her arms, Raising hell beneath her skin, And Satan In her yearning bones. Her heart beat At varying abnormal paces. Her stomach stirred In craving. She scratched at her ribs; A little too hard, Bruising ****** skin. God was gone. And for a moment all she had was a sympathetic truck, Parked next to her. But then She knew she didn't even have that. Images of her childhood Sunday mornings, accompanying grandma to church Appeared as targets For mind's gun. She brought from behind her, The gasoline. And ran Without hesitation, Skipping gleefully as she poured. Then lit a small pool. And watched as the church Erupted into burning Chaos and Forgiving embers. Then she left to satiate Bitter craving.
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Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 at 8:33 PM UTC
Burning Churches
The dismal scene Of church And parking lot Played before her hazy eyes. God absent from the pews, The moon, And wherever the **** else People believed He could be. She sat on the parking stop, Knees close. The night air lapped at her arms, Raising hell beneath her skin, And Satan In her yearning bones. Her heart beat At varying abnormal paces. Her stomach stirred In craving. She scratched at her ribs; A little too hard, Bruising ****** skin. God was gone. And for a moment all she had was a sympathetic truck, Parked next to her. But then She knew she didn't even have that. Images of her childhood Sunday mornings, accompanying grandma to church Appeared as targets For mind's gun. She brought from behind her, The gasoline. And ran Without hesitation, Skipping gleefully as she poured. Then lit a small pool. And watched as the church Erupted into burning Chaos and Forgiving embers. Then she left to satiate Bitter craving.
Never been religious but kind of just pictured this in my head. Someone feeling deserted and angry with a religion they used to follow...
olivia-mccann
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Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 at 8:33 PM UTC
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