today;

she plays carefree on government-owned playgrounds
while men in black watch her every move

yesterday;

battered old swings had been blown to pieces
and her best friend's gun-shot body lay sprawled
among sewer water (easily lured-and forgotten-
with lollipops from china and teddy bears with listening devices)

dirtypolitics involve children and
war steals their hearts.

n o. ch o i c e.s