I was in The War To End All Wars

and the Big One–WWII

then there was Korea

and Vietnam–what a bastard

that one was

barely had time to rest

and recuperate before Reagan

started things up again

now it’s Afghanistan

and Iraq

sweet Jesus

as the GI said

in that movie A Walk In The Sun

next it’ll be The Battle Of Tibet

I wish you folks would

Do Something about all this

I could really use a break

I mean a Long Break

like say for 92 years at least

maybe by then we’ll

have figured out a better way

to live with each other

instead of killing each other

anyway I got your letter

I feel real sorry for

all you civilians suffering

with the economy and healthcare

and letting the nitwits

run the country

yeah I feel like Real Sorry

for you

I’m still over here

maybe if I were back home

I could help you fix things

think about it

think Hard about it

I’ve got to go now

92 years of this shit

it’s getting old

Peter Buknatski

Montpelier, Vt.