the Red Dirt Road

Respectfully bowing at the waist
I acknowledged his presence
"Where do you know me from?" he asked
‘From the land of Shu’, I said
His Green Drab Field Jacket showed no rank
It was his character that showed through the dirt and stank
"I thank you for the respect you have shown ... and more,
although we were adversaries on opposing sides in another Great War
Now, we are equal in both status and intellect "
‘Isn’t that the truth?, I said
Come share some Tea and a piece of old bread
There is nothing else left, so let us be friends
"We, at least both succeeded, in bringing the world to its end.