even in hell

Even in Hell.
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Even in Hell,
his Eyes remain
stuck on Heaven,..
constantly Plotting,..
and scheming,...
pondering The Most
Absurd Approach.
(to get back In.)

The Apes have
not seen his
Desolation,..
nor skimmed
even The Surface
of that Well Insanity!,..
while sitting long
hours in Contemplation.

(Debating The Truth
of Reality.)

He retained His
Pride before,
during, and after
The Fall..
Ears burning with
detached Voices
from A Restless
Void..
Hoping in that Hole
(once resembling
A Heart) He could
Destroy The Puppets
One and All!!

(but God it seems
grew Paranoid.)

The Apes possess
a Freedom which
they use to enslave
Other Monkeys, who
are Lessers in The
Concrete Kingdom;
He understands their
Ignoble Urge,..
and feeds The impulses
of Those Heathen!
(who seem at late
to Require This Morbid
Purge.)

Yet, (even in Hell)
Heaven remains his
Fondest Enemy..
(and Only Regret.)
A Stain that Time
could never Wash
from The Fabrics
of His Memory!!

A Paradise given
to The "Apes"!!!

(who began as
Dreams Within
His Head.)

J.Stephen.H.