CXXVIII
TO BE CONTINUED

Do you like this? Yes? Well it will continue.
No? Just the same, for those who do not want
to accept it as it is, God made me the purveyor
of His provocative ideas, so I will repeat the pure

and simple truth, even though it is obscure,
and in the end I will accept my payment
—although I know it cannot be in gold coins—
without ever giving up my insistent search.

While you continue with your old farce,
I will take refuge here in my solitude
where I tighten my belt and keep on fighting;

I don’t need to jump on the bandwagon,
because I know that my brave soldier carries
his sword next to his shield like a warrior.