Assignment #9: A Political Poem
It speaks for itself. For Dogs What's the difference between a soldier and a dog? You cry when they shoot dogs. Is it funny? Did you laugh, snicker maybe? No? I'll try again: What's the difference between a soldier They shoot dogs. Sorry, the punchline came too early and the joke is too heavy. We talk instead pile platitudes, perfect paeans to service, they shoot soldiers too the joke suggests. It's funny because it's sad when they shoot dogs; service when they shoot soldiers. Perhaps it's a question of quantity - question: 4680 dead soldiers, dead dogs, is it funny yet? No? I'll try again. It's either funny or it's not, the balance doesn't fit on a credit card, a teleprompter or a gravestone, but it's roughly bullet-sized, so why aren't you laughing? I'm telling you a joke.