"Poker" -- A slam poem I wrote in 2011 about US-Middle East relations, performed back in 2016 or so. I wrote this as an undergraduate studying international relations, and as a person perplexed and frustrated by the ongoing war with Afghanistan and Iraq.

I've performed this piece live several times, updating how many years have gone by since the "card game" began. This is the first time I've posted it online.

I'm glad this chapter of the 20-year war against Afghanistan came to a close on August 31, 2021, though wish our exit was more graceful and merciful to those left behind.