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Jun 2014
God is evil, mommy.

A mother,

shutting the gates to what could be a flood,

holds the hand of her innocent child.

It was not His fault,

she relayed to her daughter.

He is not evil.


Was she assuring the little one’s glimmer of hope

or trying to convince herself

that it was not His fault

that she was now leaving His world.

This symbol she has looked up to

in so many moments of despair-

Was this darkness

concocted by Him?


Who shall she turn to,

the hand of innocence

or the hand of trust?

But was it still trust?

Where does one go from there?


Inquisitive thoughts raced through her tired mind.

She let go of the tired one’s small hand

and bid her a good night’s rest

and kissed her on the forehead

as the little one was being escorted,

crying, and pleading…

the IV slowly dripped into her pulsing veins

as she took her last few breaths,

and instead of looking up to the stars,

she whispered to the girl,

I won’t let Him hurt you*

and with a hint of a smile,

the mother slipped into a deep,

deep slumber.
Alex Hunter
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