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Judges 13:1-5
Haman
I am Haman the Hangman, the engineer
And chief designer of that noble structure,
The Gallows. Let the Jews tremble and beware:
I have made no preparation for their capture
And extirpation in a holy war
Against their foolish faith, their hateful
culture,
An ethnic cleansing that will leave us pure,
Ridding the world of this revolting creature.
I shall have camps, Arbeit Macht Frei, the
lure
Of hope, the chastening penalty of torture,
And other entertainments of despair,
The which I hanker after like a lecher.
And best of all the gibbet, my friend, my
poor
One-armed assistant, in stiff, obedient
posture,
Like a young officer’s salute, but
more
Rigid, and more instructive than a lecture,
Saying, "I can teach you to tread on
air,
And add another cubit to your stature."
- Anthony Hecht
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