Bang!
In the name of Mother Russia (help us!)
Bodies fall
like sparrows
into the sunflower field.
Bang! Bang!
In the name of the Promised Land
Two boys fall
next to their football
on the golden sand.
Bang bang! Bang bang!
In the name of Jihad
Men rise with their guns
then fall
into the ripening wheat.
Anne Simpson, Richmond
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