1447: The Foxhole Manifesto | Jeffrey McDaniel

May 01, 2012 22:59

"The Foxhole Manifesto"
Jeffrey McDaniel

There are no atheists in foxholes.
--old Christian proverb

The first god I remember was a Santa Claus god, who you only
turned to around Christmas time,
who you tried to butter up, and then got mad at if you didn't
get what you wanted.
That didn't make sense. I knew if there was a god, he could see
through us, like ( Read more... )

jeffrey mcdaniel, adrienne rich

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troublingtokyo May 7 2012, 04:59:39 UTC
This is gorgeous. Thank you for this, and for all your poems and the work you do to maintain this journal!

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exceptindreams May 8 2012, 05:35:57 UTC
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoy it. If you ever have any suggestions, please email me. (My email is exceptindreamsATgmailDOTcom.)

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jeweledhibiscus May 7 2012, 13:28:26 UTC
I like this, the different comparisons and the closing line. Thanks~

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versipellis May 7 2012, 14:54:01 UTC
I really like this.

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poppyromanov May 7 2012, 16:09:32 UTC
Wow. I really like this a lot.

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rosadina May 7 2012, 16:27:06 UTC
This is amazing. Definitely one of my favorites, thank you for the introduction.

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