poem “Ominous Day”, a poem about being a gladiator in ancient times and at the beginning of the common era in Pompeii, and having the warrior fighter mentality that when a giant comes to attack you (like the eruption of Mount Vesuvius), your first inclination is to grab your sword and attack it - even if it is a fruitless battle you will never win, By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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Ominous Day
Janet Kuypers
Instagram and twitter poem, 1/20/19
As a gladiator here,
I proudly drew my sword and fought.
I was revered in Pompeii,
winning too many battles to count.
On one ominous day,
when I saw Mount Vesuvius erupt,
I drew my sword
and charged toward that mountain.

my hand to an anim of jkchair