CONQUEST: AN ISRAELI VISITS IRAQ

THE AWAITED ONE

A shoe he dodged
From Muntazar
Two shoes . . .
From an orphan and her mother
For the millions of refugees
For oil
For his beloved Israel
For a country he dismembered
A mercenary for another
That canine lover

For the shame he brought to Maliki. . .
He'll order torture
And maybe good old American lynching
(Christian-style)

That Awaited One
A bad shot
Humanity's Hope
That sweet,
Oh so sweet . . .
Across the sky
A streaking star
That -- p r o u d -- A r a b -- I r a q i -- c z a r
M U N
T A

Z A R!

(Muntazar in Arabic means "Awaited One." Important Disclaimer: This blog doesn't condone the use of violence, however minimal or symbolic. But this blog does feel that, from a purely artistic perspective, red, ripe, Mesopotamian tomatoes would've contrasted better with the background.)