POETRY

Cowards and Tragic Heroes

The coward destroys, despises, and hates —
Denies all virtue, knowledge, charity —
Empowers only hooded hangmen, debates
Nobody, certain he is right — he’ll flee
From love and risk and pain at any cost,
And will not suffer any suffering
To bring success, for that condemns — he’s tossed
The future into Hell so none can sing.