like son

I am my father's son

drunk on cheap scotch

and guilty of murder,

except I have only murdered myself

which is far different than any Vietcong

This is why we will never 

understand each other.

The war I fight is not the war

he fought

yet I still respect him

even when he disrespects me

and our only camaraderie is 

the one shared at the bottom of a 

god damn bottle. 

Reviews

[Marcus Starr]

Excellent. Not a word wasted. Gritty.