Thread: A Dog Found a Tooth Brush

A dog found a tooth brush
One grey day

He put it in his mouth
Clean my teeth
He said to the tooth brush

He did not get his way

The dog stood up on his
Hind black legs
And said look I am now
A human being

He did not get his way

So he kept the tooth brush
But later
A car ran him over

He did not get his way

As a fan of G Orwell, I like the anthropomorphic feel (Animal Farm).

I think it needs one more verse, for balance. Italicize the dog speaking, and paragraph the verses. Also, was that supposed to be "back" legs instead of "black"?
I personally would like to see the poem conclude with a reversal of tone (i.e. "The car got its way")

I appreciate irony. You captured that well.

Take orders from a book burning nazi? By God, you are crazed, man!

Yeah, the italics would be a good idea, and yeah black is the right word. The ending with the tone reversal is tempting... but I have to keep my intended essence so I must put it off. Thanks, good stuff.