A Break from the Ridiculous

My good friend/accomplice/protege Oz The Prodigy told me of a creative writing prompt he had to write on (his piece is actually legit as hell) but I thought I'd take a swing at it too.

The assignment as i understand it is to write a poem that begins with the line "if there exists a hell  - the case is clear"


From Oz to Kansas

If there exists a hell – the case is clear,

That it is a physical place located in fear.

That forever awaits for you to draw near

No map needed; the path is fairly clear.

Hell is where you have what you want

But still nothing of what you need.

It’s the insecurity of wealth’s taunt

Depicted as your arrogance and greed

Hell is where you get your dream fast

Just to lose it forever even faster.

Where you still give it all that you have

As a slave to a dream you’ll never master.

Hell is where the “arts” and “thous” end

But pink slips and collection calls begin

Where broke parents cry for their children

Because they can’t afford for them to fit it in

Hell is where love and hate switches

Memories hurt more than stitches

Where confidants turn into snitches

Where first loves turn into bitches

If there exists a hell – the case is clear

That after the screams no one will hear

I’ll come to realize my own worst fear,

That there exists a hell  and we’re here.