VET
C Ra McGuirt
i was too young for his jungle
so i never met victor charlie
but i've met some violent changes
in my own,
& i've stepped onto plenty sharp
& shit-smeared situations.
my own fault for not looking down,
i know.
i've been in beaucoup firefights.
i couldn't always tell
where the rounds were coming from,
or why.
i've been wounded,&inflicted
a few wounds of my own.
i haven't bothered with
a body count.
i've called in air support
when i was outnumbered.
more than once it saved me.
sometimes, it was too late.
i've been taken prisoner
& tortured by myself,
but i'll take the credit
for making my escape.
i have no way of knowing
when i'll go back to the World.
it could be that my time
is shorter than i think.
for now, i have a path
& i'll go where it takes me.
tonight, like every night
i'm walking point.
