Ray

"Did you ever kill
anyone over there?"
the waitress asked.
"It was a
war, sweet lips.
Sure, I killed
people.
Slant eyes
were made
for killin'
I grabbed
this gook
mother
by the neck,
told him
in Viet Nam Ese
you have
20 seconds
to live,
motherfucker,
better start
runnin'
He hauled
ass all right
but I ain't
never seen
a gook yet
could outrun
a round.
He was no
exception.
Wish I had
my 'Yards
with me.
Those bastards
woulda cut off
his ears
and eyes
and nuts,
Man.
Sure, I killed
lots of people,
what of it?"



Replacements

No one wants
to know names
of the new guys

It’s not practical
as half of them
will be dead
inside of a week

Besides they
replaced old
friends who were
blown away

Who wants to be
reminded of that?