Big holes, a small shovel
Made for compact transport
Sturdy, weighing heavy
So much as to endure on
Like using a spoon to dig
An olympic pool it seems
When you're under the gun...fire
A helmet's too small for a turtle
A very small piece of security
That worn wisely on the backside
Affords but a patch of protection
To ward away that evil shrapnel
Its sharpened corregated edge
Used to cut without discretion
To chop things up, or down
That pinging invites incoming
Lifesaving, a secure foxhole
Sanctuaries in the earth
Bags of sand to cushion
The blasts of ordinance
Equalizing, the destiny of dirt
For those who could not
Retain their mortal bounds
Now resting in the soil
An eraser with which to right
The worst of our blunders
To stash away foul offenses
Beneath a blanket of sod
Torment, a multitude of doses
The dirt that mocks efforts
To extend life, to cheat death
Humility remains uninterred
The little black shovel pinging
Compact, collapsible, entrenching judge
That brings light to darkness
And burys our mistakes, our fears