Riffing on Gildner's "First Practice"

"he was Clifford Hill, he was/ a man who believed dogs / ate dogs"

He said he was Cliff Hill, he was
a man who believed dogs
ate dogs, he had once killed
for his country, and if there were any girls
present for them to please follow him
to the fire exit. Cliff Hill hailed
from Kentucky. Beltbuckle proud,
clutching it in a desultory pose.
The first blonde brought friends
through the smoke-cloud pool
room, and Cliff lurched toward
them. When Froggy goes a' courtin'.
The next morning, iced over, the PD
got him for vagrancy. He had slept in his car,
too drunk still that morning to find
Kentucky.