Let us name the dead

To honor the dead of drone attacks:

LET US  NAME THE DEAD   

I have walked among the dead

My eyes shut

We are the dead

Let us name the dead

They are you and I

2537 dead

Trust us!

These are bad guys we are killing!

Only militants

No combatants

No collateral damage

Let us name the dead

Sakina, Bano, Amjad, Gul Mohammad...

These deaths will haunt us

As long as we live

No boots on the ground

No tanks, no seals

Only hawks raining fire

No humans, just robots

Let us name the dead

Zainab Bibi, Fatima, Imran, Fazal Jan...

Single strikes are obsolete

Doubles are all the rage

Just to make sure, you see.

How pathetic, they congregate

For rescue and mourning!

Strike again! Just to make sure

Let us name the dead

Baby Noor, Faiza, Ayesha, Afzal Khan...

Reaper Drones

We weep when we sow

The grimmest reaper.

Surgically precise

And an effective tool.

This is a false narrative!

Let us name the dead

Ayub, Khadija, Ejaz, Dilawer, Zarina...

I have walked among the dead

My eyes shut

We are the dead

Let us name the dead

They are you and I

 ©2014 January.

Lalarukh Lasharie