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a man came to me
handed me a knife
and he said: now
try if it is sharp enough
so I took the knife and
cut into a piece of paper
but he said: no
not like that
you’ve got to try it
on your own finger
so I cut into my finger
a shallow wound
a bit of blood
the knife sang like a harp
and I was content
the knife was that sharp

a man came to me
handed me a gun
and he said: now
try if it is good enough
so I took the gun and
shot at some tin cans
but he said: no
not like that
you’ve got to shoot
through your own heart
so I shot through my heart
the gun screamed like a parade
a peep-hole
a blood torrent
and I was content
the gun was that efficient

2010