One of Us

by Jansen Estrup c2012

When Enkidu and Gilgamesh came upon the

fortress of trees, they bellowed firey words

and brandished their weapons.

The great cedars and pines stood proudly,

knowing that Humbaba, the guardian, was

powerful in their defense.

But when the guardian spirit lay dead at

their roots, the trees looked down at the

attacking woodsmen and their axes,

And said to each other, "At least the handle

is one of us."

Ca  900BCE (the Song of Sorrow)

"All war is  war against children" - Howard Zinn