Refugee children draw dark birds,
smoke clouds, bodies.
"These are Serbs."
Field of Blackbirds.
The television cuts to an orange
Volkswagon™ driven by the Pillsbury
Doughboy™ stopping at Burger King™.
The Newsface explains that many
Serbs are now fleeing Kosovo
fearing revenge and renewed anger.
Relief workers rescue a seven-year-old gypsy boy from the mob of refugees.
The mob surrounds the building.
The gypsy boy
is moved into the bathroom ,
out of sight.
The crowd pushes
through the fence.
Windows begin breaking.
II.
Collateral damage
means civilians killed
by NATO bombs.
Human shields
are civilians killed
by NATO bombs.
Peace talks
are handed down
terms of occupation.
When talks "break down"
NATO "intensifies"
the campaign.
III.
For Albanians
Peace talks mean
many refugees
anxiously waiting
to return home
Kosovo Serbs
fill the road north
Many refugees
IV.
During the peace
talks the troops began
withdrawing.
B-52’s
dropped
sticks of bombs on
columns of
troops.
V.
The phrases used to describe
the conflict have been trademarked.
The new maps are all copyrighted.
The media generals promoted to the Senate.
Wars are settled by license agreement
subject to modification via further agreements.
The victor retains all rights and sets the terms
of distribution.
