Saradise Lost - Book 2 - Chapter 53 -- Disrespect for the Living and the Dead

hold those knees together, Queen Esther
hold those knees together for our war dead

hold them like that forever
if you hold them there forever, you will be abstinent

teach your kids to hold them together

you are our general, the commander of the Alaska Guard
your son is sacrificing on your alter

when you thought of him,
while sitting there with your knees together
you might have thought,

"we respect your sacrifice for us
as long as you keep your knees together
and - between crusading and not getting into trouble,
think of me us

"do our toes show less than those generals' decorations?

"can our toes wink?"

or, you might not have thought about that

who knows?

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poem by Philip Munger - for David Cheezum
image - Shannyn Moore