In the Navy

Assigned to "head" duty on the ship,
I watched them all try to get a grip:
A bear hug on the pole
while french-kissing the bowl
as we suffered quite a stormy trip.

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Start: assigned to unpopular "head" cleaning duty
Plot: Crew struggles to survive sea-sickness during storm.
Setting: In the "head" (latrine) of a Navy ship
End: Nausea relieved