20 March 2003 - armor clattering

Stand in the young light of an ancient star,
or fall in war, your armor clattering—
the same old stuff. Fill in the formula.
Oh ye peace protesters, give it up:
We are under the sun, where nothing new
was ever found, not even penicillin
or special relativity. The rule
of law can give no light within the vast
space between nations.