"I'm sorry I must leave, but I must do what is asked of me by my God, my Country, and my Corps.. and so, the war blog begins, again." ~B

26 January 2010

Ashbah by Brian Turner


The ghosts of American soldiers

wander the streets of Balad by night,


unsure of their way home, exhausted,

the desert wind blowing trash


down the narrow alleys as a voice

sounds from the minaret,


a soulfull call

reminding them how alone they are,


how lost. And the Iraqi dead,

they watch in silence from rooftops


as date palms line the shore

in silhouette,


leaning toward Mecca when the dawn wind blows.


From Here, Bullet. Copyright 2005 by Brian Turner.

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