some people fell into a hole
as big as the grand canyon
only the cliffs were made of glass.
people came by occasionally
to count how many people were in the hole.
oh there you still are some of them said
they had really nice clip boards.
sometimes they threw blankets down
ones made of recyclable material the color of dung
stay warm they said.
months went by, years
sometimes the canyon flooded
some people came by with cans of mixed vegetables.
as the hole people went under.
or yelled down,
anybody need a bag of toiletries.
how bout some socks? one packet of oatmeal?
when they drowned God sent a shining ladder.
angel escorts.
they floated out.
mary angela douglas 18 february 2020
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