The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan
On windswept road
Near Ugly Mountain
A young American sweeps for mines
Detonates one
Then another
Steps on a third
Left leg explodes
Flesh vanishes
Leaving only shattered bone
And dangling foot, bereft of combat boot
All this in exchange for the modest Afghan flag
Waving on rough timber
Above a formerly Taliban stronghold
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