Jesus is Coming, 1964

Jesus is Coming, 1964

Jeffrey Avants

What I knew of war
I could hide under
my desk

What I knew of war
I could hear when
the siren blew

What I knew of war
were small huddled masses
of classmates on the floor

What I knew about war
Was my big brother
had gone

The Russians were coming
Jesus too and
all I knew

In either case
was the fear
that the rumors were true.

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Jeffrey Avants
Poet & Pastor

Photography by Jean Wimmerlin