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Religious Maniacs
Little Harry Sack was barely 5 years old when he found out by his parents that his heart was wicked
His parents were religious fanatics, who read the good book each and every hour
They isolated little Harry from the rest of the world
His father worked on the farm producing milk & meat to sell in town
His mother was a stay at home mom, strict and overbearing
Many of the locals didn't even know Harry Sack existed
His parents taught him that in order to be faithful to the lord, you must do what we say or want
Harry was given chores from morning till night
If he didn't listen or handle the chores correctly, he was whipped
The few moments that he had to himself, his parents would read him the bible
The only toys Harry had was a clothespin and an old doll that use to look like a teddy bear
He slept on an old cot that you wouldn't give to your worst enemy
In the morning, Harry would eat any scraps his parents would leave him after their breakfast
Afterwards, it was onto cleaning the house
If his mother approved, then he would begin cleaning the cow & horse shit outside
His parents lived like royalty
Their icebox was filled with the best foods
Their pantry had all these different canned foods and snacks
Everything was locked up each night, so Harry had no access to anything
One particular night when he was about 10, Harry discovered the key to unlock those cabinets
When he did, a can of Creamed Corn fell out of the pantry and onto the floor
As he tried to stop it, his other hand knocked over a glass jar full of sugar
This woke the parents up
Harry's father kept a shotgun near his bed just in case Satan decided to make a visit
They entered the kitchen seeing Harry on the floor cleaning the mess
Before he could say anything, Harry's father took the back end of the gun and clubbed Harry across the face
Harry's mother kicked him twice and pulled him by the hair
They brought him downstairs
This basement was cold, dank and creepy
They chained his leg to the furnace and said only a few words
"You will stay down here until we and the lord decide to release you"
"I want you to read the bible and understand what you did wrong"
"Your father & I will decide when your good & ready to live back upstairs with us"
The door was shut
The only light that came through was from an old window
As Harry got older he would sneak out of bed and place his ear to the door
His father would talk to his mother about his day and what's happening in and around town
He would mention names of people, stores and many other things that Harry had no idea or concept about
By the age of 12, Harry's defiance grew to the point that he wanted out
One night he thought he had the opportunity, as his parents were sound asleep
His room was on the second floor
In order to escape, he had to go down those old crickety steps
The window in his room had no roof or attachment underneath for Harry to grab onto
As he proceeded down the stairway, his father waited for him at the bottom
Harry had no idea until he reached the final step
There, his father pulled him by the hair
As his father was about to punch little Harry
Harry kicked his father with all his might into his ball sack
He got him good
His mother came out with a paddle board
She almost hit Harry on the back of his head
He ducked and Harry took the board from her hand and hit her twice in the face
Blood and a few teeth spilled from her mouth
Harry ran into the kitchen to get a carving knife
As his father was slowly getting up on his feet,
Harry took the knife and punctured his chest once
Then the second puncture was into his abdomen
He went down
This time Harry began stabbing his face & neck repeatedly
What was left of his head looked like fresh chop meat
His mother began screaming in disbelief
She started shouting at Harry saying, "YOU'RE THE DEVIL", YOU'LL BE CONDEMNED TO HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY", "I KNEW YOU'RE HEART WAS WICKED!!"
Harry never said a word
He inched closer to her and began slicing & hacking her to bits
He cut one of her ears off
Popped out one of her eyes
He removed her nightgown and cut her left nipple off
He wanted her alive
He then went into the barn to fetch the gasoline container
Harry grabbed all the bibles in the house
Placed them on top of his parents chest and doused them & the bibles with gasoline
His mother was trying to move but she couldn't
Harry took the knife and her right hand (that she would always hit him with)
and he wedged the knife through her hand into the floor
She screamed in agony
He took his father's lighter which was always left in the kitchen and lit them on fire
He also lit the furniture and curtains as well
He wanted his parents and home he lived in gone for good
No more memories of a disastrous life he lived
As dawn approached, he walked out
Never to be seen or heard from again
His parents were religious fanatics, who read the good book each and every hour
They isolated little Harry from the rest of the world
His father worked on the farm producing milk & meat to sell in town
His mother was a stay at home mom, strict and overbearing
Many of the locals didn't even know Harry Sack existed
His parents taught him that in order to be faithful to the lord, you must do what we say or want
Harry was given chores from morning till night
If he didn't listen or handle the chores correctly, he was whipped
The few moments that he had to himself, his parents would read him the bible
The only toys Harry had was a clothespin and an old doll that use to look like a teddy bear
He slept on an old cot that you wouldn't give to your worst enemy
In the morning, Harry would eat any scraps his parents would leave him after their breakfast
Afterwards, it was onto cleaning the house
If his mother approved, then he would begin cleaning the cow & horse shit outside
His parents lived like royalty
Their icebox was filled with the best foods
Their pantry had all these different canned foods and snacks
Everything was locked up each night, so Harry had no access to anything
One particular night when he was about 10, Harry discovered the key to unlock those cabinets
When he did, a can of Creamed Corn fell out of the pantry and onto the floor
As he tried to stop it, his other hand knocked over a glass jar full of sugar
This woke the parents up
Harry's father kept a shotgun near his bed just in case Satan decided to make a visit
They entered the kitchen seeing Harry on the floor cleaning the mess
Before he could say anything, Harry's father took the back end of the gun and clubbed Harry across the face
Harry's mother kicked him twice and pulled him by the hair
They brought him downstairs
This basement was cold, dank and creepy
They chained his leg to the furnace and said only a few words
"You will stay down here until we and the lord decide to release you"
"I want you to read the bible and understand what you did wrong"
"Your father & I will decide when your good & ready to live back upstairs with us"
The door was shut
The only light that came through was from an old window
As Harry got older he would sneak out of bed and place his ear to the door
His father would talk to his mother about his day and what's happening in and around town
He would mention names of people, stores and many other things that Harry had no idea or concept about
By the age of 12, Harry's defiance grew to the point that he wanted out
One night he thought he had the opportunity, as his parents were sound asleep
His room was on the second floor
In order to escape, he had to go down those old crickety steps
The window in his room had no roof or attachment underneath for Harry to grab onto
As he proceeded down the stairway, his father waited for him at the bottom
Harry had no idea until he reached the final step
There, his father pulled him by the hair
As his father was about to punch little Harry
Harry kicked his father with all his might into his ball sack
He got him good
His mother came out with a paddle board
She almost hit Harry on the back of his head
He ducked and Harry took the board from her hand and hit her twice in the face
Blood and a few teeth spilled from her mouth
Harry ran into the kitchen to get a carving knife
As his father was slowly getting up on his feet,
Harry took the knife and punctured his chest once
Then the second puncture was into his abdomen
He went down
This time Harry began stabbing his face & neck repeatedly
What was left of his head looked like fresh chop meat
His mother began screaming in disbelief
She started shouting at Harry saying, "YOU'RE THE DEVIL", YOU'LL BE CONDEMNED TO HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY", "I KNEW YOU'RE HEART WAS WICKED!!"
Harry never said a word
He inched closer to her and began slicing & hacking her to bits
He cut one of her ears off
Popped out one of her eyes
He removed her nightgown and cut her left nipple off
He wanted her alive
He then went into the barn to fetch the gasoline container
Harry grabbed all the bibles in the house
Placed them on top of his parents chest and doused them & the bibles with gasoline
His mother was trying to move but she couldn't
Harry took the knife and her right hand (that she would always hit him with)
and he wedged the knife through her hand into the floor
She screamed in agony
He took his father's lighter which was always left in the kitchen and lit them on fire
He also lit the furniture and curtains as well
He wanted his parents and home he lived in gone for good
No more memories of a disastrous life he lived
As dawn approached, he walked out
Never to be seen or heard from again
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