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  • on The Deserter by Boris Vian, on January 26, 2004

    Cosmic reading!

    Sometimes the beauty and meaning in the poem transcends the individual words. I felt that here. I felt the poem and I felt your emotion. I shivered when I read this Boris Vian. I shivered and I teared up. This poem was like a stick that stuck in my soul and stirred up many emotions and deaply held beliefs. You brought to the front the inhumanity that war wreaks on the whole world. But you also brought to the front the unbelievable weight that bears on the individual who is forced to walk that path. I admire your decision beyond description. You are a true hero. It is people like you who stand up and make big differences and lasting changes. Gandhi, Christ, Buddha all grasped this. Change is the process of doing what is hard. You have my respect Boris. This poem you wrote is larger than you. It speaks to something universal. You tapped into some heavy shit here, and I can only hope that you continue to catalog your experiences. You go boy. Well done.