he’s on the news
he’s in the desert
he’s GI!
tied with technology
mirror glasses full with sun
he’s talking to the camera
he’s talking to the world
he’s dusty far from home
everything is bleached the colour of nothing
he's patriotic
12 when he saw the twin towers go down on MTV
his life was decided
black and white and clean and desert BDU
no ambiguity
in his white teeth square jaw
nor subtle shades of grey
in his 1000 yard blue eyes
he's a child of his time
WARRIOR! armed . . .
he's says
when he hears Amazing Grace or The Star Spangled Banner
chills go
up his spine
that’s
the power of Music, GI
not war
(soldier seen on Channel 4 News, 19/03/08)
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