Poetry Friday--A Return to Hell

I seem to be returning often to the subject of heaven and hell. Some of it is due to the Sketchbook Project I'm working on, the topic of which is "Angels." A lot more of it has to do with human nature, the news of the day, or the political circus, a.k.a. the 2016 election cycle. The other day I was looking for something in my files and found a poem I had written in early July, 2010. You may remember this was the time of the BP oil spill. The poem was titled "Burning Sea Turtles." I won't explain the title. If you need more information, do a Google search on the term, "burning sea turtles."

Since I was already wrapped up in heaven and hell poems, I figure one more wouldn't hurt, so I illustrated it:

Click to enlarge. © Diane Mayr, all rights reserved.

Here's the text alone:

Burning Sea Turtles

There is no hell
for any creature
other than man.
We have created
it whole from our
imagination, and
not content, we have
re-created the vision
here on earth so all
God's creatures can
know the true Satan.

I promise this will be the last hell poem for a while. If I continue with angels, I'll try to lean toward the lighter side. I've actually written a humorous one, but it's definitely seasonal, so it's saved for December.

I'm sure there will be heavenly delights this week at the Round-Up being hosted by Sylvia at Poetry for Children. Please stop by.