an axe to grind

ah, america.

used for thousands of years to

cut down trees & then to chop them up &

then slice and dice them into

everything from mulch to boards used to

build a plethora of domiciles,

the axe (probably first formed from a crude piece of

wood that was tied to a sharp stone by raw-hide or

the tar of trees)

became used as a

weapon---

what a useful device, the

axe,

with which humans could both build

civilizations

&

tear them down,

within the same

determined

swing.

 

these facile machines

which when comprised of any metals---

be them bronze, iron, steel or copper,

soon evolved,

partially sliced in half at the top &

was then divided---

they became more efficient in the fight

against trees that were standing

as well as humans that were standing in

the way of

others.

 

& to digress,

i wonder what kind of axe it was

that lizzy borden chose to use

when she hacked up her parents in

fall river, mass., that august 4^th in

1892---

maybe one could ask those that make

pilgrimages to the house

where the murders were committed,

in order to pay

money & then

sleep there

overnight.