What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

  • zobatch@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You can’t apologize in advance after you do the thing you’re apologizing for. That’s just apologizing.