the anguish of war

thirteen faces
thirteen lives
thirteen families

war took them
and changed them
until
nothing
that was
will
ever be
the same


This was written after seeing the pictures of the most recent U.S. casualities in Iraq.
We will know humankind has evolved when war no longer makes sense.
Yes, there are Americans who abhor war. There are Americans who acknowledge the many thousands of Iraqi lives lost. We count all lives as important. Sadly, we aren't the majority.