Well, here's a poem which should be
in line with this dedication, "Suddenly New."
It's called "All Quiet," written at the start of one
of our bombing pauses over North Vietnam.
How come nobody's being bombed today?
I wanted to know.
Being a citizen of this country. and a family man,
you can't take my fate in your hands without informing me.
I can blow up a bomb or crush a skull.
Whoever started this piece without advising me
through a news leak at which I could
have voiced a protest, running my whole family off a cliff.
[LAUGHTER]
And don't you think it's true?
[LAUGHTER]