News from the Front of the Office of the Secretary of State

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Taufiq Ismail

I usually hate this guy. His words are like fire. But sometimes fire burns all artifice.

News from the Front of the Office of the Secretary of State

Once his body has been stretchered
Hurriedly
Out

We sing
'Leaves are Falling'
Slowly

A soldier
Takes off his beret and wipes
Tears none of us can hold back

At the top of the Gajatri
A flag hangs limp
Behind it: a roll of clouds