operation shock and awe
operation shock and awe
has just begun in Baghdadat 7:42 pm March 20th, 2003
I place large bandages on my eyes
and begin to chant for peacedarkness until this very moment
11:35 am March 21, 2003
darkness of the skies
darkness of our eyes
darkness of the truthdarkness until now,
the bombs that were never to hit
museums of great Baghdad
shining in the sky right nowdarkness of CNN
ousted from the city
darkness for the viewers' eyes
never, said our people, never"our hearts go out to their families"
says the man who charged
with spear placed in his hand
a gift from his father"our hearts go out to families"
he means the marines who died
no hearts go out to those who die
from the radiation bombs he hideswould we bomb that special place
this time
"never!" what more ... he liesdarkness of our media
darkness of diplomacyI kept that bandage on my eyes
to pray for peace
and lightdarkness on my face to show
the blindness of their plightdarkness
of the karmic tolllight now, as the bombs explode
above that city
Baghdad soil
my tears obscure the lighttears to blur the light
tears obscure the light
darkness of our country's crimes
tears lies obscure the truth
daoist hermit duckherdess on colorado mountainside
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T h o u s a n d o f P o e t s , OneVoice
never enough for peace