The wedges placed slowly & driven in deeply
forced to stand as blood escapes from the feet
and the hands
Ropes tied under the arms, quickly raised
a God-like ascension of fear & infamy
put the body in position
for to suffer deliberately
Here for you – wait and see
Long iron combs tearing away and slowly
pulling flesh from their bones
on leg taken off below the knee
put on a table next that can be seen
Truthful answer will set you – Free
Noting only sobbing, no answers
the torture resumes out of anger
scalded with burning sulphur
relocated within the chamber
slowly tearing apart the soul
Excited ropes filled with pain
come to the hands prepared for more
ready to begin their work anew
three more questions but can’t hear for the scream
Only…begun
only these three
Truthful answer will set you
On at the scene those came to be
pummel and hammer make way to
cover the body with prayers & beads
chronicle the suffering & what you’ve seen
sown back for rebirth