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1958: ELVIS AND ME

By Dan Donlan, www.PoetryPoem.com/dandy1    Unlock all Features - Upgrade to Poetry Prime

Elvis is now just U.S 53310761 In Army
I was U.S 29006000 National Guard Army
Elvis left behind an income of $100'000
and thousands of crying girls to make $83.10 a month
I left behind $2.00 an hour building Aircraft
and two girls who would write letters
To make $83.10 a month in the Air Force
Who would have guessed I had so much in common with Elvis?
I sang in a do wop group once, the Barracudas
I sang the spoken part in the beginning of the song
"I saw her standing alone without a dream of her own"
I was the token white who was not really singing
But first before all that I had to die of the Asian flu
Yes you see I also spent time in the Navy too
Nixon's stoned,spat on, threatened on Latin American tour
Mom signed papers, only son to join the National Guard
I was still in high school and seventeen at the time
1957 I joined the Air Force boot camp Lackland Air Force
50 Airman were hand picked to take training at Great Lake Naval Academy
Come mon gradepoint 1.87 Dandy, I finished first in my class in Medical training
Mom was proud she thought I would be a Doctor--bedpan Jockey
Please don't tell my family I finished second in class
They are professinal people think me dumb as a stick
I wanted to be a pharmacist hated sight of blood, studied hard
I and two of my best friend contacted the Asian flu
We had it so bad we went in high fever and into coma's
I came out finally figuring out what a comma was
We were put into the terminal ward not expected to live
I was told my fever once reached 105* Nurse bathed me in ice
I woke up four days later looking into the face of the Nurse
A kid with high morals, I was embarrased she had seen me nude
Asked about my friends and they both died in the ward
One of the Corpsman said, "You owe her your life. She stayed day and night.
I studied so hard so I could choose my next assignment
I never wanted to see San Antonio, Texas again. I was send--
Randolph Air Force base three miles from Lackland  Air Force base, Texas
Iraq coup kills King, Prince and Premier Eisenhower sends
5'000 troops to Beirut I knew nothing of this I was going to Osan, Korea
Had gained a third girlfriend, Elvis not bitter, have all your records















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