Go Ask Alice Burke

A Vietnam veteran’s reason why

Photo by Jessica Radanavong on Unsplash

Go ask Alice what it was to be a soldier
At the one time in American history
When "soldier" was a dirty word
Go ask Alice about the times
She changed out of uniform in the ladies room
To avoid being spit upon
Go ask Alice
I think she’ll know
There are those
Who don’t understand
Why someone like her
Who’d served drinks to celebs in Saratoga
Who’d met Picasso
Who’d ridden on the back of Keith…