Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #8: Corpsman

Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #8: Corpsman

CORPSMAN

Corpsman! Corpsman!
A cry that I hate
Sometimes they're handy
Sometimes too late
How do they hear me
Through all of the noise
When I'm almost crying
A crack in my voice
Oh God, I'm so helpless
What the hell do I do
So I holler Corpsman
And hope he gets through
He's just got to make it
My buddy's a mess
I don't think he'll make it
I've got to confess
I keep crying corpsman
And hope that I'm not wrong
Oh please hear me Corpsman
Oh please don't be long

Written from the heart by R. J. Prinselaar,
Lcdr, United States Coast Guard

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