last one out

4000 dead
American soldiers
in Iraq as the red
cardinal hops from
branch to branch
in a small leafy tree.

4000 dead
American soldiers
in Iraq as young
people in Columbus
stick needles in
their arms and see
Jesus in the sky.

4000 dead
American soldiers
in Iraq and that
ain’t even counting
the contractors;
and for once let’s
be honest: no one
really gives a damn.

Ross Vassilev/Oh

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