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# Bloody Seconds
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/bloody-seconds/
- Published: 2025-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: The lion, as he's lying with the lamb: goodwill itself, and holiday-themed cheer. The turkey, and the stuffing, every crumb all welcome the arrival, every year, of "wouldn't it be nice!" and "oh, what if!" and "let us...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

The lion, as he's lying with the lamb:  
goodwill itself, and holiday-themed cheer.  
The turkey, and the stuffing, every crumb  
all welcome the arrival, every year,  
of "wouldn't it be nice!" and "oh, what if!"  
and "let us come together, Peace on Earth!"  
The sermons, some belligerent and stiff,  
some gentle, all in welcoming the birth  
of one, albeit well-intentioned teacher,  
who dared imagine, for a bloody second,  
that Man can be a different kind of creature,  
and was dispensed with, having never reckoned  
what each of us already understands.  
That Man prefers the wringing of the hands.

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