[fiction] "Evolution in Action"
This is a poem I wrote back in 2002. I marketed it a few places, but fundamentally I am not a poet, and it shows. Nonetheless, I'm rather fond of this piece. So here you go.
by Jay Lake◊ ◊ ◊
© 2002, 2008, Joseph E. Lake Jr.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.
Evolution in Action
by Jay Lake
Daddy was a Neanderthal
Bright eyes like diamonds in the sky
He loved me in his great huge arms
My Mama went to Bard College
Majored in interpretive dance
Hair like fire on a summer night
Genetic drift, my furry ass
I was a beautiful baby
I'm a big, handsome man today
The women love my rough good looks
I'm evolution in action
Science marches on my feet
Hey babe, buy an ape-man a drink?
© 2002, 2008, Joseph E. Lake Jr.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.