The Epaulets
…for the general who knows how
to give orders on how to massacre
human dignity, general hiding
his ballooned superiority behind colors
of flag or insignia, shining epaulets
stitched on his shoulders
he wondered how many dead soldiers
represented everyone
of his medals, a general who
followed a path chosen
by his predecessors, he too obeyed
a rule others put together, he too
led the prearranged life of someone
orchestrated for this proud general
who never dared write his page
in the black book of military rules.
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