I was born in a bar
I was conceived in a bottle
And my womb was open credit
I was birthed in a glass
Out into the cold, hard world
Surrounded by my friends
My true blood
There I was raised
Alone some nights
Social most
But I was truly coming of age
Sometimes in the bathroom with a woman
Another in a brawl on the steps
Each sharing its own lesson
A back alley was the road home
To sobriety or debauchery
William Bolyard spent over 10 years as a US Army infantryman. He is the author of Sober Man’s Thoughts. You can follow him on IG here. Listen to our Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
What’s happening at VetRep…
Catch our interview this week with Larry Freeland on the Savage Wonder Podcast here.
Tickets are going fast for the Parlor this season, get yours here before they sell out! We’re currently playing Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon, with Woody Allen’s Central Park West coming up in June.
We are currently offering multiple dates for our online and in-person Playwriting for Veterans classes, and our Acting for Beginners class is now being offered weekly every Saturday from 10am-12pm. Scholarships for qualifying veterans, as well as multi-class passes are available. Registration details can be found here.