The Survivor

 I am twenty-four
led to slaughter
I survived.


The following are empty synonyms:
man and beast
love and hate
friend and foe
darkness and light.


The way of killing men and beasts is the same
I've seen it:
truckfuls of chopped-up men
who will not be saved.


Ideas are mere words:
virtue and crime
truth and lies
beauty and ugliness
courage and cowardice.


Virtue and crime weigh the same
I've seen it:
in a man who was both
criminal and virtuous.


I seek a teacher and a master
may he restore my sight hearing and speech
may he again name objects and ideas
may he separate darkness from light.


I am twenty-four
led to slaughter
I survived.

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