accidents of war

 

 

jokingly his family said

don’t worry about

the iraqis

watch out for

the americans

they were right

 

his comrades

in furious disbelief

stood and watched

the damned yank

coming at them

and then again

 

iraqi civilians

all around

the union jack

on their tank

the bloody cowboy

couldn’t he see?

 

sorry

said the general

we try our best

even the greatest army

in the world

makes mistakes

 

he would have

been 25 today

his name

was matty hull

he was

an accident of war