This poem was inspired by a friend, a confirmed liberal, who is considering buying a gun to prepare for a potential civil war. This poem is a meditation on such epic choices. Gandhi viewed cowardice and fear as the real enemy. People should not hide behind nonviolence so-called. People should confront their fear of harm to self and their own. People should confront the tension between the beast in ourselves and the best in ourselves.\u00a0As Gandhi said, “There is hope for a violent man to be some day non-violent, but there is none for a coward.”\u00a0The common thread is courageous skin in the game. May we awe choose, courage over cowardice…<\/p>\n
Arming Up, Surrendering to What?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThey will beat their swords into plowshares\u2026\u201d<\/em> –Isaiah 2:4 How might This poem was inspired by a friend, a confirmed liberal, who is considering buying a gun to prepare for a potential civil war. This poem is a meditation on such epic choices. Gandhi viewed cowardice and fear as the real … Continue reading
\n\u201cOr to take arms against a sea of troubles\u2026\u201d<\/em> –from Hamlet<\/p>\n
\nPonder US
\nPerhaps approaching
\nA civil war
\nPerhaps a poaching
\nWhat weigh
\nTo fight
\nFarming humanity
\nOr farming out humanity
\nAs feeleds burn
\nAn affinity of life
\nAn infinity of death
\nWhat is it we\u2019ed due
\nIn hour relationship
\nWith someone ails
\nAxing won an other
\nBeyond belief
\nCanon fodder
\nOr plowshares fodder
\nTo be or not to be
\nTo kill or be killed
\nWhat is it, a boat
\nBuy what kin ship to sail
\nRegardless of the wins
\nOr losses
\nBrought a bout
\nBy grave choices
\nBy awe standards
\nWith skin in the game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"