Ola Hadi, September 25, 2009

Please,
I.
I begged you
to take an hour
and go down the street
instead of to a war zone to escape
your inner battle
for me
for you
for your worried mother
to see someone who can help you
see you though this low valley
that’s got you going in unpredictable
directions, self medicating,
and aiming cut-throat questions of what is it
that makes you [...]