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Evil in the Blood - new poetry by Tina L. Jens

2/7/2018

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​Love this poem: Evil in the Blood. Has a great blues riff to it. You can imagine Z Z Top playing it. Tina L. Jens had had more than 75 stories and poems published her novel The Blues Ain’t Nothin has picked up numerous awards. She teaches fantasy writing at Columbia College and you can find her website at http://TinaLJens.com


Evil in the Blood
by Tina L. Jens


My man came home today
Blood streamin' down his face
When I asked him where he'd been
All he said was, "No place."
 
I took him to the doctor
The wounds were pretty deep
Doctor came out with blood on his hands
Said, "Take him home. He'll keep."
 
You know it's not the blood I worry about
It's the poison in his heart
I'm walkin' on pins and needles
Waitin' for the evil to start
 
Priest will send holy prayers to Heaven
Doctor fill him up with antibiotics and Novocain
Voodoo man's got magic salts and herbs of the earth
But not a one of them can help what's hurt
 
Evil gets in the blood, ain't no potion can stop it
Clouds the brain and stains the heart
Then the man you knew is lost
Wanderin' in the dark
 
Man came home again last night
Blood stained all through his clothes
That night he loved me like a gentle man
Got to wonder where the evil goes
 
Priest will send holy prayers to Heaven
Doctor fill him up with antibiotics and Novocain
Voodoo man's got magic salts and herbs of the earth
But not a one of them can help what's hurt
 
You know it's not the blood I worry about
It's the poison in his heart
I'm walkin' on pins and needles
Waitin' for the evil to start

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miranda holland
21/7/2018 17:31:08

Wow killer work the journey of this most dark time one must endure from shared solidarity left the Oceansbroken reader engulfed in the invisible drip.

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