The Snowman Goes to Hell

THE SNOWMAN GOES TO HELL

Unlike Christ,
he does not come to steal souls.
Unlike Dante,
he is not led by reason
personified in the form
of an ancient epic poet.
Upon arrival, upon
liquefaction,
the Snowman flows
straight through hell,
a white river,
a total of 99 moistures
in which the hellions
cool their calloused soles.
He flows straight to
the center of the earth,
where Satan is lodged in ice.

This is where he belongs.
He is comfortable here.

He gathers himself together
to wait in line behind Judas.
He will be waiting there forever.


Richard Smyth

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