A/N: This poem could have several connections. First, being born and bred in the Southern U.S., as well as a history buff [especially military history], I recollect the "rebel yell" of the Confederates during the Civil War [1861-65] - though I am not debating issues of the war itself. Second, being a Star Wars fan, I think about the "Rebel Scum" fighting against the evil empire. And lastly, and most important, I think of this from a spiritual perspective. Christianity is the highest form of rebellion. It is a daily war fought against the flesh, the evil in our own heart. And Jesus was a rebel in his time on earth, fighting against the Devil, against religious legalism, and most of all against the sin which oppresses mankind. He won that victory on the Cross. Hallelujah!

Rebel Yell

I, Rebel

I rebel against

the tide of human depravity

the sin magnetic gravity

the rot of the heart's cavity

and rise with piercing cry

the joy of a sinner

who walked away

and chose to die

as did the Rebel Leader

on a blood-stained cross

I, Rebel

Proclaim His name

to save the lost

Amen.