Z-All Things Poem by Lonnie Hicks

I came upon a man
who had long strips
of human heart
and he was
sewing then back together
piece by piece.

Close by
his friend
was collecting tears in bottles
and each tear was being filtered
to be hurt-free.

Others there
were working with Betrayal Notes
and Dear John missives
re-writing them
to reduce the pain.

Self Flagellaters
and Cutters
were given new blood and
wounds sealed.

Family abusers were laid prone
in the hot sun and blood boils
were lanced to their screams.

There was howling from two-timers
and mistresses; ,
killers
and politicians.

A 50 foot cauldron
was tipped
and they were added for seasoning;
the man then turned the heat up.

The two Agonies
clutched each others throat
and squeezed.

Blame was there
Blaming all
and Masochists agreed,
taking credit for all things bad
just for the attention.

There were Fallen Preachers
and Sinning Saints
run-aways
and the lost;
the homeless
the listless
the vacant
and the dying
the misbegotten
the soulless screamers
the babies
and the children;
the mangled war heroes
the Clinging Past
the Scary Future
the Unbearable Present;

the countless hordes
all lined up for their particular treatments.

I could not believe my eyes.
I asked no one in particular
where am I and who are you?

We are Time one said
where bad things get healed.

We are Retribution and Justice
Karma and Forgiveance
Kindnesses Revisited.

We all exist on the Non-Human plane
the Hidden Unseen-
which rights all wrong things
'In Time' one man said.
'In Time'
'In Time We Heal All Things'