Wounded Heart Of Innocence
© Surazeus
2026 03 15

I hear the raven in the apple tree
tell me about the old woman who dies
after baking ten thousand apple pies
so children driven from their homes by bombs
may eat the wounded heart of innocence,
but all her pies rot in warehouse of greed.

I hear the toad beside the forest pool
tell me about the hungry man who dies
after delivering mail to every house
where ghosts of angels haunt bright living rooms
to hide the wounded heart of innocence
in stories on the television screen.

I hear the alligator in the swamp
tell me about the young student who dies
after drinking beer in the crowded bar
then wanders in haze of frantic memories
to drown the wounded heart of innocence
in turbid river of the singing skull.

I hear the horse in the wire-enclosed field
tell me about the racecar driver who dies
while speeding on the winding mountain road
and finds salvation with the humming toad
to steal the wounded heart of innocence
if he knows why the caged bird never sings.

I hear the cow in old abandoned church
tell me about the solemn priest who dies
while drinking holy blood from rusty grail
in restless search for virgin girl of faith
to sell the wounded heart of innocence
though she teaches her son to play guitar.

I hear the dog in the misty graveyard
tell me about the brave preacher who dies
before he sees Jesus return from clouds
in starship beaming our lost souls from Hell
to buy the wounded heart of innocence
while tearing pages from Bibles in rage.

I hear the unicorn in the warehouse
tell me about the mad artist who dies
while painting emotions of brave despair
in murals of folk heroes on brick walls
to break the wounded heart of innocence
reborn from farmers on justice crusade.

I hear the demon in the tower vault
tell me about the haughty god who dies
while counting gold coins of his stolen wealth
derived from labor of the working man
to heal the wounded heart of innocence
that slithers on marble museum wall.

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Orpheus conducts souls of the dead along the signless road across American from sea to shining sea to the amusement park of Wonderland.

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