troops met heavy resistance near the Cambodian
border. An estimated twenty-two American
casualties were reported, while one hundred
Viet Cong were reported dead or missing.
Let’s go to Dan Rather who shot these
Clips at the scene…zz
we have witnessed
war without reason
lost magi
wager youth
for loot
and wash their hands
in the domino theory
instead of drinking beer
and playing softball
eighteen year olds
pack M-16s and Claymores
running thru jungles
suppressing deep, hysterical
breaths, they hide
from yellow-skinned demons
named Charlie
wanting willing brides
they carry friends
across the threshold
on liters
and in body bags…
a marriage made
in hell
skipping rope
in puddles of blood
slap slap slap
village children chant
“god is dead
god is dead
satan’s soldiers
shot his head”
women wail
across the continents
for fallen sons
and lovers
sedated into silence
sleeping without dreams…
zz…and in sports, the Yankees snapped a three
game losing streak by destroying Detroit 8 to 1.
Mickey Mantle hit a three run shot in the forth,
while Mel Stottlemyre pitched…zz
Norfolk, Virginia ‘87