~ BAGHDAD ~
bombs
d
r
o
p
p
e
d
down
on Baghdad
with flashes of l-i-g-h-t
in stormy nights
I can see them
outside my window
I can smell them
with every explosion
my window trembles
in North Carolina
and my heart breaks
for them
for us
mlaure & robin
- for all the victims of the war in Iraq -