The Lord said, Vengeance is mine.
The Lord has promised, I will repay.
Therefore, no poem of mine---
not even a single line---
should attempt to add to the penalty
of the foe's obstinate perfidy.
The Scripture says, Give place to wrath.
The brethren's supernatural accuser
has appointed a chief deputy
who is an inveterate abuser
of words, though lacking skill and artistry.
He follows his supervisor's path:
not to me is the calling
to add to his penalty,
which will catch up to him without stalling.
But for his condemnation, none are forbidden to pray.
Starward
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