PSA for the NRA

And lastly, let us glance

At a medieval tale

In which the hero’s stance,

Not his war-warped stunts,

Will tell us how to feel.

A Viking warrior once

Was called “the children’s man”

When, for the commonweal,

He broke ranks with his clan,

Spearheading this advance:

He chose not to impale

Children on his lance.

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Stephen Kampa is the author of three collections of poetry: Articulate as Rain, Bachelor Pad, and Cracks in the Invisible. He teaches at Flagler College.