Robert A. Davies
USA
| Robert A. Davies was
born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1928. He was co-editor
of MR. COGITO magazine for about 25 years. He has appeared in
hundreds of little magazines and online. He is author of
TRACKS IN OREGON, TIMBER and recently SOMETIMES SUBVERSIVE.
He lives in Portland, Oregon. |
WAR PICTURE: IRAQ 2002-
A donkey stands still
its wooden cart wheels blocked.
Two soldiers with machine guns stand by
One makes a report.
The other stares at a bottle in his hand
machine gun at present' arm.
A civilian on the left edge of the cart
bends over looking in.
It is hard to make out what is going on.
In the shadows of the opposite side
one civilian lifts another
to unharness the donkey.
From the opening at the rear of the cart
hay piled on top
are rockets peeping out.
I think of rag-tag militias in the 13 Colonies
their outwitting the British
all in regular army lines.
What the hell are we doing here.
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