Four Thousand and Counting
by R. Zahniser

Line up the thousand bodies.
Put the pieces in the right places.
Reattach their names.
Wrap them, once again, in flags.
Send them home.
Prepare the ground for the next thousand.


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Copyright © 2008 - R. Zahniser
Published: 8/14/08   ·  Author's Page   ·  Next Poem