Only God Can Answer That (Bussokusekika)

Edwin Tanguma 1966 (CA)



Only God Can Answer That   ( Bussokusekika)

There are Those of you
Who believe this is a game
Believe what you will
Could I be one of the six
Of Ezekiel 9 3
Only God can answer That

Edwin Tanguma   Aka   Dagesh   7/16/2023

About this poem

I was a conscientious objector when I joined the United States Marine Corps…Because I did not believe that I would be able to kill anyone…But IF God issues his final verdict and commands me to fulfill His Word and his command…So be it…Only time will tell IF This really is a game…My Father is still deliberating…I wonder IF my worldly family will be spared???I don’t even think that they know me…I believe that they as well have been corrupted by the temptations of this world…My wife is even a Jehovah Witness…I wonder IF they are using My Father’s name in vain???Do any of ya’ll mighty powers that be believe That They will be spared???I wonder IF This has any association with Abraham and his son???I guess that is all just a question of one’s faith and conviction…I have even tried telling my wife and children about my signet seal…They too think that it is a funny story…Oh well…

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Written on July 16, 2023

Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on July 16, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXXXXX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 224
Words 45
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 1

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