The Greeks had
“the beard of Zeus”
and He-man had
“the power of Grayskull,”
but on what can I,
in my Judaeo-Christian society,
call as witness to my oath?

By the beard of Grayskull
I swear to strive,
purposely leaving the object-
of-my-striving unsaid,
so as not to limit myself
by troublesome specifics