Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Veterans' Cremation Benefits - poem

 

Lawrence Hall

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Veterans’ Cremation Benefits

 

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AMTRACS with gas tanks beneath the floor

White phosphorus grenades gone bad, gone wrong

The Parrot’s Beak burning throughout the night

Napalm, burning flesh, screams, horror, death

 

A burnt man flailing about in agony

And where the hell is that dust-off now?

Copper sulphate, Sulfamylon, Kerlix, Telfa pads

We know about cremation well enough

 

But now tell us about our benefits

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