2 dead men––
their bodies
riddled with 20
bullets
each
may have been
the sons of damn
saddam.
trapped in a
palace out-structure,
they resisted an
army for a
time
until the walls
eroded to dust
from massive
gunfire & their
lives caved
in.
of course, they may
have been
captured, but our
enemies have no
voices in
iraq.
all justice
has been
gagged.
$25 million in
betrayal money was
posted, but
identity is
uncertain.
one man was
shaved to be
more recognizable &
the other’s
face was re-con
structed to favor
comparison with his living
form.
dried
blood was left on
their faces for the
camera’s
sake.
“these are the
fruits of our labors, our
offering to you, o,
God.”
the iraqis do not
believe these
pictures.
this is not about
oil, not about strategic
presence or israeli
imperatives, &
surely not about
democracy,
this is about an
imperial
Presidential
grudge &
these guys are
tokens in a
game of
cards.
“stuff these
birds & consign
them to Crawford,
Texas.”