Lou J. Klaiber

U.S. Army

Lou and Diane Klaiber

For T-Bone

Cycles of violence! ...death burning a bonfire into the darkness of memory. War, and torn men, trees...dreams! Everything broken! Your Christmas package arrived today... ....broken cookies...perfume upon her picture, and all her love for you, ...all for you T-Bone! I opened it for you ...saw it all in hiding... all that love for you, and I cried...and cried for all the tears and silence that will follow you home. ...cried for their screaming faces falling away into the grave with you. ...and I feel as alone as death. As alive as a bullet! As dirty as this Damn War! ...and I just don't fuckin' care ...anymore. CAL