If Mary came would Mary
Forgive, as Mothers may,
and sad and second Saviour
Furnish us today?
She would not shake her head and leave
This military air,
But ratify a modern hay,
And put her Baby there.
Mary would not punish men —-
If Mary came again.
(Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks)
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