RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS
The Pope in Baghdad
Remember when Iraq was everyday news
Every day a new battle
Every day another casualty
Every day another atrocity
Every day a new horror to endure
Now we hardly ever think of Iraq
The nation we destroyed for being there
The nation we designated evil
And decided to possess as tribute
To the never-ending war on terror
Now the Pope goes to Baghdad
In a gesture of good will
And I wonder what the Iraqis think
Do they greet him as we would greet
A most holy imam or ayatollah?
Do they hold him responsible for what
The western world has done?
This Pope is a holy man
This Pope brings a message of peace
This Pope believes in tolerance
But I wonder I would think
What I would say or do
If I were in Iraqi shoes
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