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I Am the Tea That Will Bring You Back to Life
by Amanda Worthington

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I am the tea that will bring you back to life

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I watched as he slit your throats

Before he slit mine

Speaking my secret prayer

As the blood flowed

And whoever it is that lies behind humanity’s antics

They answered me

Granted me this one elixir

And I’m not sure if I can pour it into you both

But I’ll try

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Believe or not, at one time he was kind

I had no inkling of what he would become

Husk or teacup?

I think sometimes that all corpses

Are receptacles

Do you feel the warmth of my intention?

The hot tea of my promise?

Will you not rise to avenge me?

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Twin vessels. Patient. Abiding.

As my liquid settles to your bottoms

And invites you to awake

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Break him where he stands

Making other things shatter

Nothing matters but this

His obliteration

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So as the steam rises from you

Promise me that you will not stop

Until he is dust

That might be mistaken for leaves

And made into a brew

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Fiction © Copyright Amanda Worthington.
Image courtesy of Pixabay