I had wandered far
And after all
I found you
The thing that was never missing
The thing I refused to see
The missing piece was just me
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Tag: Iraq vet
2003 in History
They were barefooted
Running after the tanks
Men dressed the color of desert
Staring at the foreigner’s hands
Children waving
Glorious day
When they believed what the soldiers had to say
Freedom I long to know
Freedom they told me so
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Letter to Baghdad| Short Poem
She swallowed the smoke and the bombs away
She exploded turning to shards that day
Baghdad I’m sorry for the burden you had to carry
Souls exploding and imploding that you bury
They don’t know the beauty that you used to be
The singing and dancing in your streets
The way the ground felt so safe and secure
Baghdad I don’t know you anymore
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Truth Told
A memory that’s not yet old
Her, laying on my dorm room bed
Fever filling her head
Gun shots sounding closer and closer
Baghdad, what have we done?
I kiss her forehead, cover her with my blankets
Sister, what have we done?
I told her I have to step outside
But she couldn’t hear me
The small glass window was near me
And it was threatening to break
And everyone was screaming
I wished I’d been dreaming
But I thought I had to say my goodbyes
…
Sister we’ve come so far
This truth had to be told
Before our story got too old
And everyone forgot we existed
My Title
The child that stood on tip toes
Trying to see the men outside
Through bullet holes- I watched
Much too excited for change
“It will be beautiful, like America… like you see on TV.” One solider promised me
That was back in 2003
When ISIS was a nightmare yet to form
When angels wore uniforms
When enemies were clear to see
When I did not know the difference between you and me
But now my skin gives me a label I did not earn
Not a’Doctor’
‘Woman’
‘Rich’ nor ‘Poor’
I wear a title that I can not for the life of me shed
But that is a thing I dare not regret
