thousand mile stare

he made it out alive
escaping from the war
she found him sitting angry
on the lonely bathroom floor

cold coffee in one hand
wearing military underwear
rubbing his misunderstanding eyes
with a thousand mile stare

the tattoo of an eagle
with sharp claws on his throat
said LOVE MY MOTHER and SEMPER FI
and that was all he wrote

he couldn't be bothered
and didn't want a retail job
when all he really wanted
was another hot grenade to lob

when he was a young man
escaping from his school
she found him smoking trouble
and he laughing thought it cool

hard liquor in one hand
wearing military underwear
rubbing his misunderstanding eyes
with a thousand mile stare

he made it out alive
escaping from the war
she found him sitting angry
on the lonely bathroom floor