Wow! What a powerful piece of writing here! Thank you so much for sharing this. Even the opening line grabbed me, "When bombs start bursting..." But of course, I was in war, so...

I love that you centered this instead of putting it off to the side. Not sure if you meant for it to help bring more attention to the words, but I think it does--putting them front and center. Well done!

The only criticism I have is "...brutality is measured by soldier's bodies." Amazing description, but shouldn't that be "soldiers' bodies" instead?

Thank you so much for sharing this poem! You are, indeed, an excellent poet! I just checked to see if I could nominate it for "Invalid Item" . Alas, I don't think they existed when this was written in 2005. But know that I live it that much!

My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .