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The Affidavit

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 3 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 45: The Affidavit

I'll testify to the reverend's holy words:
All truth told here.
It's your choice to believe it,
Irrevocably.

I've seen it thrice -- embattled monsters torn
From dealing fateful blows,
Brought back after years gone by.
Death follows.

No simple brute -- a thoughtful, malicious eye
Turns back assault,
And stove in many leaders.
Irrevocably.

You will never be
Broken, lest irreverent
To powerful things
When you face them.

Haughty disbelievers knocked from donkeys
On the road to Damascus.
It's your choice to believe it.
Death follows.

© and ℗ 2009 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 3, released September 1, 2009

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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