TESTAMENT
You know the fable
How a soldier’s bible
Kept in his jacket pocket
Stopped a bullet
But that catechism
Born to foster schism
Also stopped his heart his
Mind from finding peace
He would not have had need
Of such a shield
Nor would his blood have been
Thrilled to kill someone
Of another faith
If in that book he had not first read death
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As we enter yet another war (because we need a trinity thereof at a time), this poem should resonate strongly.
Bill Knott is part of the twitterverse: you can find him at @notknott
