Christina A. Sharik

‘TWAS A CIVIL WAR

How strange the term
“The Civil War”

As if battles were rude
when fought before

If I tip my hat to you
and curtsy in my ruffles, too,
and shoot you dead
in dark starlight;

well, at least I was polite.

©Copyright April 2006 by Christina A. Sharik

‘Twas A Civil War