there's another life, right?

as you

observe the rotting corpse

of a dead

rat in the alley,

and listen

to the screams of a woman

down the block,

accompanied by

the echo of gunfire,

you nod.

this is earth as we

know it.

all rust and decay,

but there's a heaven waiting

for us,

right?

let's take a moment

to bow our heads,

and pray.