E.M. Club

In the fall of 1971,

Behind a guarded chain link gate,

Across the black waters of the Firth of Clyde,

Steel monsters sat tethered to the mother ship

In the middle of the Clyde.

Across the road from the gate,

Far from home,

Nuclear annihilation intruding on the periphery

Of alcohol dulled brains,

Young boy/men careened like pool balls

In the enlisted men club in Sandbank, Scotland.

There, with females of the species in short supply,

It was a mistake when Danny and Fleetwood

Brought Aggie and Fiona to the E.M. club to dance.