Auggie Comes Home from Vietnam

He was my Brother’s friend.

I knew him.

He was drafted into Hell on Earth.

Always tough,

because he was poor.

White Trash gets drafted first,

after Black men.

The Hawes were White Trash.

Auggie was a tough motherfucker.

You did not mess with Auggie.

The Vietcong did not mess with Auggie.

He collected trophies.

He was a tunnel rat.

He died in Nam but.

still came home.

He cleaned his house nude.

Wearing his jump boots only.

God, what did we do.

To our boys ?