martian odyssey: I will not be sad in this world* : book 9: slow motion moment

This is a fantasy of starting over in which children try to work out the rules of a new society.
They must put aside hatreds, forgive and accept the good in each other. Something different. more

copyright explanation

"As the axe swings up, and stays,
Stays poised, still poised, and - "

Christopher Logue, War Music, 2001 edition,
FAber and Faber, pg. 35