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Heaven & Hell

July 1, 2012
By BeautifulFreedom SILVER, Clearfield, Utah
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&quot;It has been said, &#039;time heals all wounds.&#039; I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.&quot; <br /> ~ Rose Kennedy

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Heaven fell and Hell opened,
Swallowing me whole.
For I could feel nothing
But burning agony through
Every limb and nerve.
My heart- Oh wretched thing!
It shriveled, nearly destroyed.
My eyes felt as stone-
Not seeing, only fossilized memories.
My ears bled from the piercing screams of others-
Others begging for my help,
But I too was screaming.
Every pour on my skin filled with
The horrid smell of battered emotions,
Leaking hot sweat that dripped like rancid rain.
My mind turned and twirled as
I tried to escape the reality
Of this foreign depth.

© Karen S., Norwalk, CT

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