"A villain now..."

By Steve Callahan

a villain now,
in cape and cowl
citing horrors from my lips
I’ll kill ‘em all, with pirate’s sword,
I’ll sink the last of your ships.
hate me if you must, my friend
but hate me well and true;
your hate for me speaks loudest
of the hate you have for you.

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Steve Callahan is a writer, a poet and a former Marine infantryman. Bursting with creative efforts, Steve runs a poetry site, podcast, and is heavily involved in PB Abbate.  Steve’s writing covers his experiences in the Marines, his deployment to Helmand and the psychological peaks and valleys of an infantryman’s life. Follow him here.

Listen to our Podcast with Steve here.