My first sip of coffee is sweet

And I get to thinking

I remember reading

Iron and Silk by Salzman

About the author's time in China

Teaching English

And learning Kung Fu

Under Pan Qingfu

He was instructed

To learn to taste bitter

For some reason

I conflate Salzman's story

With the plot of

Good Morning Vietnam

Robin Williams plays

The unruly Adrian Cronauer

I think both protagonists

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