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Three Poems by Gary Lawless

I have become afraid of language,
the sentence, the phrase, the word -
Their words say "We are at war".
I am not at war.
I do not stand united with
bomb, bullet, gun.
What god blesses us and not others?
My gods bless the earth,
sing old, beautiful songs,
and form their words
in the fire, in the heart.