Sunday, October 28, 2012

Unmanned

War's hell that's sure. Cutting up the desert, rows of dust plumes, more fire than the sun spitting from clenched teeth. (Machine gun pulse but no heartbeat.)  Sun slips behind mountains, dust blows away in a breeze. Then it is quiet. Not a single child stands beside the stars and stripes. Flag stands alone in the desert night.

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