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God and the Gangster

Guardian Angel mighty and bright be by my side this day. I go to a fight, that’s probably right but in victory there is little to gain. These plans you have made, the pathway is paved with the bones of the unfortunate slain. Some battles are won but in war there’s no fun it's pleasure is only pain. My God and Savior mighty and bright guides me along this day. I need no gun, the fight I have won by simply walking away. Jonathan D. Kirk

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Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/16/2012 12:34:00 PM

A belated congratulations on your win in Brian's "What You Will" contest Jonathan. Love, Carol

Jonathan Kirk

Date: 1/15/2012 9:29:00 PM

Thanks, Ralph I am glad you liked it and appreciate the comment. Writing this one was different for me in that after I had worked out the first two lines, the rest came immediately one line after the other without stopping, took maybe 3 or 4 minutes. It was fantastic, breathtaking and a little unbelievable to the point I became concerned that I had ripped part or all of it from some other work. I still have such a strong feeling that I already knew the poem and heard it before. I ran an internet search for some of the phrases but I can’t find anything. Another oddity, I have never wanted to change a word of it, which has never happened with anything I write. God bless, Jonathan

Jonathan Kirk
Date: 1/16/2012 10:57:00 AM

Made the last statement a little premature, although changing only a single word has never happened either.

Ralph Taylor

Date: 1/14/2012 7:10:00 PM

Congrats, Jon. Excellent piece. Nice going. Ralph

Jonathan Kirk
Date: 1/15/2012 9:30:00 PM