There are too many gods br Vying for position br In the feeble minds of br Much too believing br Men br One or the other is always br Right br Alternatively damned and worshipped br br In the exchange of breath from br br Brother to brother br Sword to unyielding sword br Innocents pay the price br And God himself br (If indeed he has a heart) br Stands aghast br Stooped in the gore of his once beautiful br Creation. br br br (Previously published in Poetry Against the War Anthology, Feb.