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The Devil in our Stomach
We all have a devil
in the pit of our stomach.
We feed him
and we feed him
until he gets really big
and grows long sharp teeth
and becomes super intelligent.
We keep him there
in the pit of our stomach
and we are happy to have him
prowling around with us.
When we get mad
we hang out with him.
We lean against his cage
and grit our teeth
and toy with the key to his lock.
He rubs his hands together
and licks his lips.
His red skin and the blood in his eyes
glisten like raw meat.
Then we let our minds wander
and dream about the day
that we could unleash him from his cage.
He would be red hot mad
and tear the ones who’ve crossed us
into itty-bitty pieces.
But we don’t. We stop ourselves
until the right day comes
at just the right time
and then that devil, long after
we have forgotten all about our anger,
reaches into our pocket
and slips out the key . . .
by Gabe Redel
in the pit of our stomach.
We feed him
and we feed him
until he gets really big
and grows long sharp teeth
and becomes super intelligent.
We keep him there
in the pit of our stomach
and we are happy to have him
prowling around with us.
When we get mad
we hang out with him.
We lean against his cage
and grit our teeth
and toy with the key to his lock.
He rubs his hands together
and licks his lips.
His red skin and the blood in his eyes
glisten like raw meat.
Then we let our minds wander
and dream about the day
that we could unleash him from his cage.
He would be red hot mad
and tear the ones who’ve crossed us
into itty-bitty pieces.
But we don’t. We stop ourselves
until the right day comes
at just the right time
and then that devil, long after
we have forgotten all about our anger,
reaches into our pocket
and slips out the key . . .
by Gabe Redel
