A pack of cigarettes, some gum,
some condoms, and $50 were stuffed
into his cargo pocket, in his left hand
a 9 millimeter, 10 rounds in the clip
he spotted a dead Vietcong.....
Yellow and scrawny....
a bullet through his right eye
his brains seeping out of his skull....
A little girl, walking down the dirt field road
a rice bowl in her right hand,
a bayonet in the left, it was covered in blood
Up the road, he spotted a fire,
the sounds of AK-47's whipping through the wind
a pile of bodies stuffed on top of each other
Ears and fingers wrapped around bare skinned necks
the smell of rotten flesh....
To the south, a *******
high heel boots, lace *******
and a mini skirt, unkempt hair, pitch-black
red lipstick and hazel colored eyes
$50 for a hand-job, $75 for a *******
$100 for one hours and $200 for two
condoms still stuffed in the cargo pocket
A back alley, a sloppy *******
the ****** broke.....
The gum is still wrapped in foil,
unwrapped, slowly chewed, sweet then bitter
the roar of helicopters and the blast of grenades
American flags ripped and set on fire
A single bullet, a silent gasp.....