SOS

my dad grew half a foot taller in the army
fed on shit on a shingle
whose aroma still lines his parka from that era
he went in a skinny runt from austin
he came out a tall skinny grunt 
just like Cap'n Merika only less lethal 
and less hunky not that it didn't land
mom, a nice trout.


6-22-2020

"Chipped beef is served in many diners and restaurants in the United States as a breakfast item. It is popular among the veteran community who generally refer to it as "Shit On a Shingle"; chipped beef in milk gravy (or "S.O.S.") is a common traditional meal which is served in all branches of the United States Armed Forces due to its reasonable nutritional profile, ease and speed of preparing, and relatively low cost to produce in large quantities (i.e. in quantities sufficient to properly feed an entire military outpost)"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipped_beef