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Practice War

July 1979 (Possibly the ninth)
ALONE on ALERT

I’m gonna have to work all
Freakin’ night, I bet!
It’s 0145HRS – why ain’t I sleepy yet?!

Very boring, this Supply Point place
Working at night (SAC ALERT)
Castle Air Force Base!

My dept., during the day –
Bench Stock doesn’t work
At night.
12 hour shifts, off and on,
Nothing’s gained – nothing’s won.

The Alert’s gonna last a week
I’ve heard;

I don’t effin care –
Still so absurd.

Silly lil’ (war) game
day after day
Practicing for war
everyday
more of the same.

12 hours shifts
Off and on
nothing’s gained
Today
Tomorrow
everyday

a Practice war &
nothing’s won.
Written by Tallen (earth_empath)
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Author's Note
The SAC base got turned into a museum:
https://www.airplanemuseums.com/castle-air-museum.htm
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