Dick-Swinging Contest
Man: I was in the Army.
Woman: Me too!
Man: Well, I didn’t sit in some cushy office; I drove them big, swinging dick Army trucks.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, every week I put on my battle rattle, and marched ass-deep into the woods.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, when I rucked, I humped over a hundred pounds of shit on my back.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, on marches, I was toting the M249 SAW machine gun, not that toy, the M16.
Woman: Me too
Man: Well, I fired grenade launchers and ATWs, stuff that made men shit their britches.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, I went with guys to the field for weeks, months no matter rain, snow, or heat.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, I slept in tents, washed my ass with baby wipes, and ate chow from MREs.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, I worked with thousands of troops on a mulitnational training mission overseas.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, once my sergeants took me alone and shook the walls for “corrective training.”
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, I came out of there holding my head, ears ringing, walking sideways.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, the Army trained me to be brave, so I wasn’t scared to die for my country.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, I come close, but I was ready to kill some bastards to come home alive.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, because of all the shit I seen and did as a soldier, I’m now a disabled veteran.
Woman: Me too.
Man: Well, what did you do that was so tough?
Woman:
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This is really good! You nailed the perspectives and what a great title!
The title brought me in and the poem kept me there til the end. OMG Lubrina this is great!
Love this so much!
This is the Me Too movement! Great set up for comparison!
Thank you! ❤️
So, when you started out this month you said, “I’m not a poet.” But that’s wrong. You ARE a poet. This is well done and devastatingly accurate/funny/enraging.
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement.
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