A poem about, among other things, the importance of biblical literacy. NEVERTHELESS You warned me to keep quiet. Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic, You explained. My soul depended on it. Don’t be so hysterical, you said. There were no actual cages, And the youngest were already crawling. Romans 13. Violence on many sides, For all have sinned, you emphasised; And God so loved the world ... It’s there in black and white. ...