I remember Corporal Jimmy,
he was always smoking
& could never keep
his mouth shut.

So it was no surprise
the morning
we found out
he had been sniped
the night before.

He had taken two rounds,
one between the eyes
& the other one
ripped his right ear  
completely off.

I heard he had been
snickering
about a joke
& a cigarette was found
stuck between his lips

From then on,
noise & light discipline
was paramount
to our unit.