I Got This

I got this.

Not those German .88s

But that howitzer over there

I'm your Johnnie on the spot with the can do attitude

So when you weren't looking

I pulled the string

Flipped the switch

and tweaked the knob

and off they went

all those shells down the bay

blowing up everything

all those boats

not sure if they were ours or theirs

but that aircraft carrier had to go

it was too big to not fail
I've got your warrior spirit

and when I went down to take a look

all those tanker trucks of jet fuel leaking

I had to throw the match

strike the lighter

rub the sticks

the puddles were everywhere

my feet and shoes were soaked

chocking fumes

I knew I should get away

so I walked

then I ran

then I wondered if the match lit

I thought about turning around and making sure the job was finished

but before I did

I felt myself being lifted up to the sky

gently

the warmest embrace I ever felt
(From the November 2017 Sesshin  Champaign Illinois)