Church of the Masses
#444
“…are we that wait, sufficient worth…?”
It feels a shame to be Alive —
When Men so brave are dead —
One envies the Distinguished Dust —
Permitted — such a Head —
The Stone that tells – defending Whom – This Spartan put away
What little of Him we possessed.
In Pawn for Liberty — The price is great — Sublimely paid —
Do we deserve — a Thing That lives (like Dollars) must be piled before we may obtain — [it? The unwritten “It” here is Liberty.]
Are we that wait — sufficient worth —
That such Enormous Pearl As life — dissolved be — for Us —
In Battle’s — horrid Bowl?
It may be — a Renown to live —
I think the Man who die — Those unsustained Saviors —
Present Divinity —
[Note from Barb: I added and deleted punctuation to make it more understandable for Emily neophytes.]
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