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Instilling Shock and Awe H FARNOOSH SEIFODDINI : P.M. EST March , —Fires and huge plumes of smoke filled the skies of downtown Baghdad in what correspondent Peter Arnett said were strikes far larger than what he had seen in the  GulfWar. I hear the news anchors as I wash the dishes Some bubbles settle on my bare arms While others drift through sunlight a ladybug crawls on the windowpane and I think I’m falling in love with J. I turn off the faucet and listen for voices There is only a humming and muffled sounds of thunder In the living room I find a desert landscape The thunder: bombs bursting white against the night sky I stand in my bra and panties The cat weaving around my ankles with a purr 232 FARNOOSH SEIFODDINI ...

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