The Language of the Empty Man

The Language of the Empty Man©2014 by Alice WalkerDearest Zainab,Whenever my country bombs your country,I think of you.Which means you are frequently on my mind.I often think of the bombersAnd how little they can seeOf what is below them.Many who returnedFrom earlier “missions”Said it was only later,When they went backAnd saw the groundThey bombedThat they more »