Confessions: The Land of Zoomzoomachi

Most of the folks

in Zoomzoomach'

live there because 

they're tired of 

the world they left behind.

They hoped they could

explore the place

and maybe, too,

discover there

something they hadn't seen.

A mighty land, 

it's all frontier

with vast red clay, 

and grasses grow 

across wide blue-skied plains.

No rules there

'Cept in your head 

and other laws,

like gravity,

you have to have to think.

The people too,

you bring with you 

though some you might

not recognize,

and some have come before.

Sometimes it snows

and gets quite cold;

not many trees

but lots of gold

and beauty hidden there.

Such beauty's best

explored, enjoyed;

it can't be grasped,

but someone tried 

to hoard and take the gold.

And when he failed,

he sought to stay

and rule his hoard

and others too,

but some resisted him.

And part of me

resisted too

with little steps

or floating leaps,

helpful when being chased.

He then became

king of the beastleys...

or we became

then beastly king:

talking, shape-shifting things.

In famine, they'd 

lure little towns

with barbecue

and then ambush

the hungry innocent. 

Appearance hid

their treachery,

they'd go to church,

gain trust, and turn

on poor defenseless folks.

The people now

grow stronger 'cause

heart's brothers bind

in sacrifice 
to other brothers' hearts.

Where is this land?

People around

think only it's

a thunderstorm?

But you and me, we know.

There is no road

or ship to take

to Zoomzoomachi,

but sometimes you 

might visit in your dreams.

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