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Gulf War and Child: A Curse
- Wesleyan University Press
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66 gulFWarandchild:acurse Heissleeping,hisfingerscurled, hisbellypooledopen,hislegsgathered,still intheirbentblossomvictory. Icouldn’tspeakof“war”(thoughwealldo), ifIwerestillthewomanwhogavebirth tothissoft- footedone:hisemptyhand, hiscallingheart,thatborderofnewclues. Maythehardbirthourtwoheartbeatsunfurled fortwonightsthatlastedaslongasthiswar makeallsandsrage,untilthemouthofwar dropsitscup,thatbleedinggiftwepoured. ...