Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Sand (a war poem on Iraq and Afghanistan)

Stack the bodies high in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lower them onto the ships and planes—
Be quick about it, we have two wars to fight;
I am the sand.

We stacked them high in Korea
And we stacked them high in Vietnam
Just lower them onto the ships and planes
Be quick about it, we have wars to fight;
I am the sand.

Where am I?
What is this new place?

I am the sand.
Let me fight.


#2177 1-24-2008

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