The enemy hides in plain sight,
sixteen deaths taped to his breast
- directly over the heart -
in addition to his own.
Paradise awaits: that's what
he has been told, anyway.
Only eight years old. What does a
child know of things like that? What
does he know of seventy
seven virgins, Paradise?
He's just following orders.
He wants to be a good boy.
(c) 2007, Karla Dorman. (9/11)
Author notes
Reading the autobiography of a child soldier inspired this one. God have mercy ...
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