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The Sword

It’s true, “The pen’s mightier than the sword.”

But what cuts off the poet’s hand? The sword.

Deconstructionists unscrewed handles and

Melted metal to understand the sword.

After the overthrow of the regime,

Newly elected leaders banned the sword.

Because it hurt children, as a father

I decided to reprimand the sword.

So hot in hell the holy warrior

Fed on his frozen heart and fanned the sword.

The victim’s mother stopped eating kebab.