Fire and Fury
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1 min readAug 9, 2017
“They will be met”
“With fire and fury”
Says the commander in chief
Who’s never walked through the jungles
Or marched in waters so deep
“With fire and fury”
As his arms crossed his chest
Who’s never carried an M18 recoilless rifle 57 mm
Or smelled the fear on his fellow soldiers sweat
“With fire and fury”
His brows arched in anger
Who’s never faced an ambush
Or carried a nylon-covered flak jacket
To wrap up a Ted Lavender
Who died in the bush
“With fire and fury”
He declares
Assuaging his ego
Which is “bigly” flawed
Yes, with fire and fury
You shall burn from within
Like the Agent Orange that you are
Which scars our skin
You shall burn, you shall burn
Consumed by sin
Ted Lavender is a character from the book, The Things They Carried.
