Systematic Removal and All It Leaves Me
Be a philosopher, but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man. -David Hume
1. I am the Lord thy G-d. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy G-d in vain. 3. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them nor serve them. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 10. Thou shalt not covet.
I am the Lord thy G-d. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy G-d in vain. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shalt not covet.
I am the Lord. Thou shalt have no other gods. Thou shalt not take the name in vain. Thou shalt not make graven image. Thou shalt not bow down. Remember the Sabbath day. Honor thy father and mother. not kill. not commit adultery. not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness. not covet.
I am. no other gods. name in vain. Thou shalt not. Thou shalt. Remember the day. Honor. kill. commit. not. Thou shalt witness. covet.
I am. Remember. Commit. Honor. Witness. Covet.
I am. Remember. Commit. Honor. Witness.
I am. Remember. Honor. Witness.
Remember. Honor.
Remember.
Joey Connelly earned his MFA from Ashland University in 2010, and he is an Assistant Professor of English at Kentucky Wesleyan College. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Medulla Review, Floorboard Review, Louisville Review, and Peripheral Surveys.
