Hell is real.
It swelters under a sweating sun.
Warming the reek of cow pies.
Swamps bubble in grief.
Horses led by demons saunter by.
Leaving souls to sink.
Remnants seen by glass bottom boat.
Anchored in Ocala, Florida.
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Nikki Torino Wagner
I know stories. After getting suspended for peddling my own magazine in grade school, I started contributing to the local paper’s weekly column. In college, I co-edited our newspaper and literary magazine, which won several awards.
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Chills and truth! Incredible writing!
I love how this hits on all of the senses… you really don’t like Ocala.
Amazing!!!