The Angel of Death Listens to a Prayer, Jean Jones poetry

The angel of death sits at the foot of the President’s
Desk and listens to him make plans for war with his
Advisors. She sits underneath the Arab woman at
Her window as she screams for the blood of her
Husband’s murderers. She is present at every
Torture in South America as the victim starts
To gurgle blood. When the priest speaks, she
Listens. When the dying gasp out their last
Breath, she hears. Even in American college
Campuses, as students argue about soldiers
Overseas she is present. And she votes to
Send the soldiers overseas every time

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