is found in the back of journals
that are only written by the victors.
It’s not uncommon to find
entries revised into myths
or a soldier’s groan nestled
within the burly spine.
After reading the index,
the most troubling reference
was a story detailing
a 7-year-old Iraqi girl,
who knocked on the driver’s
side window of a HUMVEE
with her severed arm
to alert the Corpsman.
Why it mentioned
the limp finger tips
rapping on the bulletproof glass
is unclear. Look, she said.