Before Earth’s Quake

I felt nothing

Not even a whim

No reverberation nor tremor

Presented itself

Before Earth’s Quake

I heard nothing

No whispers nor words,

Nestled my ear

to take their place

And if such vibrations occurred,

Then in front of judge and jury,

I plead the fifth, for my case.

Because as such,

I am not — without guilt.

I know very well,

I have caused

at the very least,

ladles of Blood

To be spilt

And yet now

I am still

And still feel nothing

Honestly

Truly

Not even when —

I pulled out my own Heart

and gave it you

and watch you

Hand it to him.