All That Remains
Somewhere there's a Master Sergeant
who watched Iraqi oil being loaded
on a tanker While Bush denied
we went to war for decayed riches.
How's that for misguided love affairs
We stripped Iraq down to her bare essentials
Made her sign a pre-nup and dumped
her body in a trunk.
We sped away fast.
A honeymoon
undestined to last.
We say the past is the past
but I wonder why it lingers
like lingerie and Abu Ghraib photos.
The smell of garbage lying in alley gutters
sweat’s scent mixed with her
Frankincense
Sounds of gunfire, from a wedding
party maybe?
Her hijab slightly ripped
as she fought to retain her gift.
that oily residue left in my mouth
from absconded kisses
dearly departed bliss
Iraqi stains,
are all that remain
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