Wounded Heart Of Innocence

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.