"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...THEY ACCUSE ME OF NOT TALKING by HAYDEN CARRUTH ILLUSIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TRIFLE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO NANNETTE FALK-AUERBACH by SIDNEY LANIER TO CARMEN SYLVA (QUEEN OF ROUMANIA) by EMMA LAZARUS THE MAN WITH THE WOODEN LEG by KATHERINE MANSFIELD |