AWACs
Some people wonder why
I have been in and out
When talk is about the war!
Unaware, most of them
Act like saw, axe, hammer,
Judging a book by the cover.
I flew Hercules
In and out of borders,
Logistics and secrets.
Then, weighed the relations
Of Iran…USA…
Felt slave!
Felt slave!
Felt slave!
Two planes had number
Unlike rest, were coded,
In them had instruments!
On contours of borders
Of Iraq, their friends
We flew, recorded
Classified and cyphered.
This far, things were OK
But the shock came later.
Bald Eagle was master
And crew, were slaves!
None of us ever learned
Of the AWACs gathered.
We felt like the gardener
Deprived, not permitted
To use, taste his harvest,
I hated UFC, USA, CIA!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Nassy, I admire and respect poets like you who have fought in wars and have the courage to speak out against war. This is a Class A poem worthy of POD. I sincerely hope that you receive that distinction and honour.
Dear Richard, I must have said something about my adventurous life and what I have encountered (partly of not totally.) Crossing tens of borders and dining with hundreds of people and shaking hands of millions obliges me to write the history in poetry.