some heard the sound of helicopter rotors
were they reinforcements or MEDVAC?
you look for cover
no you are home
not there anymore you hope
no young men walking hand-in-hand here
but there it was common
it meant nothing
no slender young women here
all want to be volupuous
how would ao-dai look here?
fat there speaks of wealth
common folk
small, skin and bones
air polluted by exhaust from motor bikes
fueled by mixture of gas and oil
used in three cycle engines
here we get polluted air from
gas guzzling V-8 engines
in cars the size of tanks
there too was the smell of manure
from the rice paddies
water buffaloes pulling plows
farmers in conical hats
pants rolled up to their knees
no American Gothic
back in your hooch
a day planner marked
for the end of your tour
