Abandoned alleyway
after bomb has
dismembered her
family. Now,
            shivers of peace.
            Her vision blurred,
            she sees white
            wings flutter;
            a dove flies
            heavenward.

Weary, wracked by sobs,
she surrenders…
unrelenting
agony. Now,
            rumors of war
            she knows are true .
            She sees white.
            Blood splatters
            a dove falls
            down to earth.