Jerusha's Rubicon

Family unity, ties bound with conditions Cult peoples kept from alternate climates Narrow track administered to every woman Mother of two, Jerusha determined to fight it Prospect of allowed departure non existant Packed full backpacks for herself, Cain, Ismail Heart racingly taken, stealth taxi whisked them Latitude of escape seeped freedom's keen prevail Struggle of forging a semblance in society Paled compared with Jerusha' s jubilation Diversified choice shone a light on prior piety Ripened reap of fertile fields found by escaping Six months settling into life saw boys blossom School begun by bandaid kneed lads excited Sad to have severed contact, Dad lost to them Replaced by opportunities they were entitled An impartial education incorporated science In its teaching of evolving technology's input Explanations purely made in Creation reliance Promote terror of broken Eden original sin took Short lived richness enjoyed by dear Jerusha Boys' kidnap had spurred a furious response Their father oversaw their screamed removal Assisted by six men of member prominence Strongest longing held her swayed relentlessly Rainbow arranged Hot Wheels remained parked Displayed in Ismail's obsessive pattern tendency Teddy bear choir piled on bed, Cain's care harked Oh God! What had she done... Surely this was not His Way... Jerusha's stupid decision to run Put her heart in harpoon hooked pain 24th August For Rob Carmack's Cold - Quiet Now Song Poetry Contest