03-20-2016, 03:29 PM
A great poem in my opinion. I am not sure how to resolve the crippled thing. I do not agree that 'crippled hearts of men' is a good alternative. It changes the meaning, almost as if we all have crippled hearts. Whereas 'hearts of crippled men' points them out as a distinct group. To me 'the hearts of crippled men' is clearly talking about emotionally and not physically crippled. I would just run with it, personally, and not be too worried by political correctness. That's my 2 cents