When we as the soldiers
Of the Army
Of cold shadows
Present our hearts
To the sun,
Let us do so
With our sabers held high,
With a chunk of flesh
On the tip.
By the courage
Of our souls
We fight as an offering,
Like a gutted stallion,
Our insides given
To the carving party
Of the King.
WAR Poem: To Guy a Fight, by Samuel Cronin