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Where no body gives a shit!
Its 142 degrees and hotter than fish grease,
the freaking desert is bone dry,
sand is blowing in the afternoon sky;
all is quiet, too damn quiet, so, so quiet,
you can hear a mosquito fart in cotton.
A pit viper slithers by
looking for a place cool to hide,
I am sweating so “gotdarn” hard
my boots have become a swamp.
An ideal breeding ground
for some bonafide jungle rot,
what fun, ass rash and foot funk,
oh yea baby we got it going on!
Flippin Kevlar is squishing my boobs
making it very uncomfortable
and hard as hell to stay unbruised.
This bullet proof bucket on my head
is nothing but a hot house cooking my dreads.
For the umpteenth time I wipe my face,
Its too damn quiet; what the hell is coming next?
Sitting on an amo box smoking a square,
hand cupped over the glowing ember
so no one knows we are there.
In Coming!!! In Coming!!!
Hit the deck!!! Shrapnel everywhere, damn!
it hit my partner in the neck, go in my back pack
and pull out a tampon to plug the hole,
wrap a sanitary napkin over the wound
with some 4 40 tape to make it hold.
Shoot him up with joy juice he won’t feel any pain,
It is just anther day in the arm pit of the world,
where no body gives a shit! What about you?
Gypsy Red
the freaking desert is bone dry,
sand is blowing in the afternoon sky;
all is quiet, too damn quiet, so, so quiet,
you can hear a mosquito fart in cotton.
A pit viper slithers by
looking for a place cool to hide,
I am sweating so “gotdarn” hard
my boots have become a swamp.
An ideal breeding ground
for some bonafide jungle rot,
what fun, ass rash and foot funk,
oh yea baby we got it going on!
Flippin Kevlar is squishing my boobs
making it very uncomfortable
and hard as hell to stay unbruised.
This bullet proof bucket on my head
is nothing but a hot house cooking my dreads.
For the umpteenth time I wipe my face,
Its too damn quiet; what the hell is coming next?
Sitting on an amo box smoking a square,
hand cupped over the glowing ember
so no one knows we are there.
In Coming!!! In Coming!!!
Hit the deck!!! Shrapnel everywhere, damn!
it hit my partner in the neck, go in my back pack
and pull out a tampon to plug the hole,
wrap a sanitary napkin over the wound
with some 4 40 tape to make it hold.
Shoot him up with joy juice he won’t feel any pain,
It is just anther day in the arm pit of the world,
where no body gives a shit! What about you?
Gypsy Red
Published 29th Jul 2012
| Edited 10th Jul 2013
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29th Jul 2012 1:26am
Did you know of Andy McNab’s book Bravo Two Zero.? If not the book I fear you know the script too well …. & here’s the thing, for any civvy who’s seen (The Cruel Sea) or (Saving Private Ryan et al .. et al) feels they’ve been initiated.
Civvy Lilywhites that we are we do not know a thing. If one might seek to learn a little of the aftermath then Simon Weston's Falkland story might ring as louder bell as might be rung
Civvy Lilywhites that we are we do not know a thing. If one might seek to learn a little of the aftermath then Simon Weston's Falkland story might ring as louder bell as might be rung
29th Jul 2012 1:46am
Tell you what is interesting my friend, I don't ever watch any war type movies or read any that hit too close to home, I stick to the scifi so as not to wake the sleeping bear. This is what is called a flash back, it comes and goes when you least expect it, triggered by stress.But no worries I am cool as a cucumber, just a little busted up.Thanks for the comment.
Red
Red
29th Jul 2012 2:20am
29th Jul 2012 2:25am
29th Jul 2012 1:41am
So easy to let the "running in place" activities of daily life here place the horrors of war out of mind.
It is sobering even trying to imagine the struggles physically and psychologically for all who engage in war.
It is sobering even trying to imagine the struggles physically and psychologically for all who engage in war.
29th Jul 2012 1:50am
It is to say the least far beyond the scope anybody can imagine; it is like an outer body experience, someone else did all those things; it could not be you? You question day in and day out if it was real.
Just a flash from the past. Thanks for the comment, Ken.
Just a flash from the past. Thanks for the comment, Ken.
Anonymous
29th Jul 2012 10:46am
Been there done that...you bring it back well Red.
Strider. :)
Everytime I see a plane overhead it reminds me of a fox hole!
Strider. :)
Everytime I see a plane overhead it reminds me of a fox hole!
29th Jul 2012 2:00pm
Yea I live just outside the base and when they have long range live fire practice it still messes me up.
sorry for the memories, thanks for the comment.
Red
sorry for the memories, thanks for the comment.
Red
29th Jul 2012 2:03pm
Vivid imagery of how it was/is. Penned so well, thank you for letting us in Gypsy.
29th Jul 2012 2:12pm
It was a little crude and raw but my flash backs don't ever come pretty, glad you did not find it offensive Magda. Thanks for the comment.
Red
Red
30th Jul 2012 8:55am
Rocking! in more ways than one. It felt real, yet that true arbitrary real, too real that is seems made up, until I read through the comments and it's confirmed. I like the rhyming, Gypsy, nice flow.
Quite a hardcore chickie, hey. the most hardcore thing I think I've done was a 9 hour gorge hike, which was not that hard, lot's of fun. Not much like covering a mates neck wound:P
Respect, G.R.
Jim
Quite a hardcore chickie, hey. the most hardcore thing I think I've done was a 9 hour gorge hike, which was not that hard, lot's of fun. Not much like covering a mates neck wound:P
Respect, G.R.
Jim
30th Jul 2012 2:40pm
"hardcore chickie" lol love it yes it is real, yet not unlike what you said, sometimes it feels surreal, like a dream feint and imagined as if it was someone else and not me. Thanks for reading and the great comment.
2nd Aug 2012 11:04pm
Oh I can so relate ... except for the "Flippin Kevlar is squishing my boobs" part. I laugh when people say it's hot. I was lucky, no one got wounded right next to me.
2nd Aug 2012 11:10pm
Yea the boobs part is a girl thing Sir,lolol thanks for power reading so many pieces I do appreciate the feed back.
