M. I. A.
By Cathy Haymore
All the M.I.A.s are not still missing --
Many are present
and accounted for;
Carried on the
morning report as able
To take up arms, and continue the war.
Victims of
Was yesterday, and they just now leaving
Their future
hopes, for families
and homes;
To begin their long process of grieving.
Entombed in their
psyches -- disbelieving;
Walking the walk of dead men in their bones.
Prisoners of Ho
Chi Minh’s relentless time
Both feet on solid ground -- but hearts alone.
They are awol in
their unconscious minds
For their
brothers and friends they left behind.