Dressed in fatigues,
but no one waves.
We all behave
as though we negate –
we are not slaves.
He fights
and has fought
with Iraqi dust
embedded in his
bootlaces.
Return
from the desolate desert
to home—
Dressed in fatigues,
but no one waves.
We all behave
as though we negate –
we are not slaves.
He fights
and has fought
with Iraqi dust
embedded in his
bootlaces.
Return
from the desolate desert
to home—