operation shock and&nsbp awe
operation shock and awe has just begun in Baghdad
at 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 skiesdarkness of our eyes
darkness of the truthdarkness until now,
the bombs
that were never to hit
museums of great
Baghdad
are shining in the sky
right now
darkness 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 withspearplacedinhishand a giftfromhisfather
"ourheartsgoouttofamilies" hemeansthemarineswhodied noheartsgoouttothosewhodie fromtheradiationbombshehides
wouldwebombthatspecialplace thistime "never!"weweretold
darknessofourmedia darknessofdiplomacy
I keptthatbandageonmyeyes toprayforpeace andli ![]()