Purposes: The Gun and The Shield

(A two-voiced poem by Tessa McGarry)

The Gun: I am dangerous	The Shield: I am defensive
I slaughter	I protect
Be cautious when I’m in the house	Feel grateful when you’re in my shadow
We both have purposes
My purpose is to hunt, to kill	My purpose is to defend, to shield
You know, on second thought, I don’t have a good enough purpose to exist	Nonsense! You can exist! You just have to scratch the word kill out of your dictionary!
I don’t know	I do
You really think so?	You hunt, no?
Yeah…	Without that hunting, people could die
That’s true	You have a purpose!
I have a purpose!	And what is that purpose?
To hunt, not kill
We both have purposes!

Posted by samanthamcgarry on May 19, 2019

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