BONHOEFFER

Far from the nameless
far side of history
there was a vast shame
in the age's trajectory
even the religious
had no less blame,
yet a man sure of voice
when a choice became clear
as government dictatorship
requires its scam
by giving out its stars
on coats for the damned,
culture was a mad veneer
even dissenter collaborators
could not worship,
only fear,
as Hitler's supporters
prefer to steal the art
of Rembrandt and Vermeer,
yet there was a loss
in the double cross
who found strength
in the cost.