"Few words are best." Not here. Discretion has been abandoned in this part of the world too lately For it to be admired. Disgust for it is like the Equinox — all things in One. Disgust is No psychologist and has not opportunity to be a hypocrite. It says to the saw-toothed bayonet and to the cue Of blood behind the sub- Marine—to the Poisoned comb, to the Kaiser of Germany and to the intolerant gateman at the exit from the eastbound ex- press: "I hate You less than you must hate Yourselves: You have Accoutred me. 'Without enemies one's courage flags'. Your error has been timed To aid me, I am in debt to you for you have primed Me against subterfuge." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 7 by CONRAD AIKEN CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS VISION by HAYDEN CARRUTH I'M GOING BACK TO SOMETHING by DAVID IGNATOW AFTERGLOW by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JACOB GODBEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SURFACE AND STRUCTURE: BONAVENTURE HOTEL, LOS ANGELES by KAREN SWENSON |