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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aeolius" data-source="post: 3004075" data-attributes="member: 2072">I am reminded of a poem I wrote, years ago, as part of a "rapid-fire poetry by e-mail experiment": In a dream I solved the plight,Of finding food for man.An answer came unto the night,A simple twofold plan.The homeless and downtrodden,Deserve a hardy meal.And we have not forgotten,The way the hunger feels.And then I look upon the pound,Of cats and dogs forsaken.So simple and yet so profound,The course my plan has taken.Its seems absurd to spend the time,And waste taxpayers' dollars,To advertise the lost canine,On billboards, news, and collars.And so I take example,From those who make the treats,I take a spoonful sample,And find the rendered meat.We feed the dogs to other dogs,And yet discuss it little.And yet man dines on cows and hogs,While overlooking kibble.So make a meal of Pekinese,Of Manx, or Himalayan.We'll honor them within our feed,Is all that I am sayin'.And should they mind the terrier,Or turn their nose to poodles,I ask you which is scarier,To find within your noodles.Swallow pride and open up,It's not that strange a diet.To serve a kitten or a pup,To keep the hungered quiet.Keep the billboards free of pets;Let man adopt his kin.Of spay and neuter lets forget,And let the meal begin!</blockquote>