I get vision of a Bosch painting: the good natured alligator with the hunter impaled on his spear, the various ways of being invaded, impaled, entered, eaten -- inventoried on a large landscape. At the edge of the landscape are two modern figures, a soldier and a pig. The pig has a broken leg and is pregnant. The owner won't fix the leg, saying: "We're going to kill her anyway, after the litter is born." Next to her is a soldier serving in Iraq. He didn't sign up with this duty in mind, and his term of service has been extended without his consent. His commanding officers have allowed insurance companies to come in to hardsell policies he likely doesn't need, at rates that likely don't compete with stateside rates.
In the best world, the pig looks at the soldier and the soldier looks at the pig and they walk out of hell together. Neither one looks back, and hell doesn't even notice they're gone.
Posted by shea0017 at July 22, 2004 7:22 PM