Back in the Middle East/ back in my dreams. back in the old medic tent . .. Outside-the door/ all over the sand/ pieces of last night's scud missiles. rockets/ rocks/ walls/ Inside/ there we r / r again/ david and david/ doing r comedy routines/ on the ground/ medics/ rolling with laughter/ it's a war/ but not for u & i/ it never was / a war/ even though it/ was a war/ even though it sucked/ really really hurt/ that smile/ never left your face/ never/ even when tears were there/ here/ there/ anyway/ later/ now/ back/ in the states/ it's a beautiful Autumn day/ in the mountain ranges/ behind Camp Williams/ Utah/ in the back of ambulance/ with the hum-vvv doors/ wide open/ there we r/ again/ playing / solitaire/ again/ god/ the sunlight/ felt so good/ then/ now/ i drift off/ to sleep/ u reach over/ pour/ a sack /of popcorn seeds/ in2 my canteen/ and. . .all these years later. . between/ here and there/ miles/ lives/ apart/ was thinking/yes/ me/ thinking how/ much i am/ missing/ needing u/ a good laugh/ a good joke/ one of those funny cartoons/ on the back of notebook paper/ so where r you /David/ my brother? This is the other David. . . calling. . . / calling. . .calling/ David can you copy?! David? this David . . ..Med 5/ d u copy?. . .
-by David Hartley
Arrangements under the direction of Palm Downtown Mortuary, Las Vegas, NV.
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