All This Week Poem by Raymond Farrell

All this week
I have been
Awakened
By the sound
Of marching music
Coming from the nearby
Football field
The incoming
University freshmen
Are doing their mandatory
3 weeks of military training
Which in essence
Is no more than
Learning how to goose step
In time
All are dressed
In camoflage fatigues and caps
And canvas running shoes
I have stood
And watched their performance
And it is clear
None are delighted
To be doing these exercises
In the heat and humidity
Nor do any
Look like
They will be signing up
For the Chinese Red army
In the near future.