Submissions by tiffsaves (Tiffany)

In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the Earth
On the second day, God created man
On the third day, God created religion
As a result
On the fourth day, God created ignorance
On the fifth day, arrogance
On the sixth day came war
And on the seventh day, he rested
Pleased with his work.

Malicious men march
Religious banners held high
A sadistic slew of soldiers
The defenceless fall victim
To an unforgiving uniform
Pleas for freedom
Reverberate repeatedly,
“I’m innocent!”
“Please spare me!”
“In the name of...

Sitting, I wait.
Pins and needles
Pierce their way
Through the leather upholstery beneath me.
Knowing what is coming,
Preparing myself for the words
You will throw at me,
I build a wall.

Anxiety overwhelms.
Frantically, feverishly
I assemble my barricade.
“Faster! Faster!”
I tell myself,
“I can feel them closing in!”

Your words come crashing
Against my unfinished barriers,
Like a thundering, violent wave,
Swallowing my salvation,
Obliterating my flimsy walls,
In its dark, murky crest.
My heroic...