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Voodoo
Voodoo
Deep inside the tribal jungle
Hangs a makeshift signboard
A skull and crossbones painted black
A real human skull and real human bones
Probably painted with flaking lampblack soot
White haired old lady sits on a rickety chair
In front of her a rough wooden plank
Supported with a dozen old bricks
It is well past sunset ,no electricity in jungle
The smoky kerosene lamp cast an eerie glow
On the wooden plank are placed few rag dolls
Beside them small rusted large pins
A small rusted tin box with vermillion paste
The room is stuffy ,claustrophobic- no windows
Kerosene smoke soot hangs around the cobwebs
The local tribals go to her for defeating enemies
Her intricate art of believable witchcraft
She pierces pins smeared with vermillion paste
Mercilessly into the stuffed rag dolls
Strange that even in 2013 she thrives
Plenty of customers who believe her lies
The Verdun
Voodoo is a religion and has a large following. Belief has no bounds. We believe in angels and water changed into wine, walking on water, and touching of hands to heal the sick. We also believe in raising from the dead in the past and that it will happen in the future, where we get a second chance - go figure. Faith. Yeah, fabrications mostly. ~Lady A~
Thank you very much for your kind read Respected Mm Allets
Thank you very much for your kind read Respected Mm Allets.Faith,belief,Love are the tripod on which we (humans) stand(my humble view)
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Shiver Me Timbers, Popeye!
I am a believer too, humble you - Love and Thanks and Profound Belief - Lady A