how could it hide?
the helicopters
rose over the ridge
raised dust coming up one road
and down another
came across the jungle and the river
made a five pointed star
centered on the village
blasted the houses into flames
no one ran from
machine gunned anyone who ran
then dropped ladders
down which armed men climbed
to finish off anyone they found alive
so the three children say
who managed to escape
what was the village's crime?
independence perhaps?
failure to have a master
among the wealthy?
failure to pay taxes
to a government they never heard from
until that day?
the villagers do not say
none of the corpses talks to any one
perhaps they do not appreciate
their only chance to tell their story
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