Prologue

Well no one will ever accuse you of superficiality!

Heavy subject indeed, and it's left its scar on Western civilization. We still have not recovered, and probably never will. One can wonder that the German (and other Europeans) sleepwalked through the insanity without recognizing it as insane. But aren't we doing the same now?

I hate to make suggestions to such a powerful poem, but the "spoke with a grin" is a forced configuration to the iambic. "Spoke" feels naturally like it should be accented, especially with its long vowel and hard consonants. I would therefore like to suggest, "that spoke a grin" or "that spoke with grin". In any case, the title also adds to the poems force. Well done!

Alcuin