The things which kill

'The things which kill' by Guy Graybill

'The things which kill have ever come and gone...' | Photo: Photo: Gilad Rom / flickr CC.

When blinded Polyphemus chose a rock
To hurl at bold Odysseus in his flight,
His weapon was as one from cave-man’s stock;
Its simple function: death to expedite!

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