You never thought about Hell that much-
What it looked like,
who made up the population,
where it was located.
It seemed to be a far off,
foreign thing
reserved for holy manuscripts
and movie plots.
You never thought about simple things
like clean water,
breathing clear air
while sitting on a park bench
at the onset of spring.
You never thought
of how flowers grew.
You never thought Hell
Could reach your backyard,
and proceed to crawl
under your child’s blanket.
Of course it was like a plot from a B Movie.
It was only a Hollywood myth, you thought.
You never thought about Hell
Until you saw hundreds of loved ones
Returning to a free country
in body bags.
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