Tuesday, February 6, 2018

My Place in Time, 1965

Drinking cheap beer at the Enlisted Man’s Club
after the work day is done. Dancing with willing
frauleins to jukebox music, singing along with

the Stones, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction!” It’s a
great night to be a G.I. More beer, more music,
more dancing, 1965. Seems Germany is the perfect

place at just the right time for a youthful American
soldier like me to be. The Commies can have their\
place occupying the East; I will hold mine in the

West perfectly fine. Hopefully we can replay the
same tune tomorrow, same place, same time. More
beer, more music, more dancing...everything in this

world of mine is just fine as long as I, my friends
and foes alike, each stay on our own side of the line.
And oh, you might want to throw out that drunk over

there by the jukebox. He’s been itching for a fight
all night long.

Chris Hanch 2-6-18

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