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THE BAYONET by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON

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First Line: THIS BLOODY STEEL
Last Line: THAT DYING SQUEAL.

This bloody steel
Has killed a man.
I heard him squeal
As on I ran.

He watched me come
With wagging head.
I pressed it home,
And he was dead.

Though clean and clear
I've wiped the steel,
I still can hear
That dying squeal.



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