U 4 D- In The Water-Burrow-Den-Trees

We Crushed Our Lungs

The First Time 
We Chased Food
Out of water, 

But we kept trying;


Fresh air strengthened 
And fortified our bodies, 
Making stronger bones, 

Senses Awakening;

We were everywhere 
On the Planet
Where water met land;


Numbering in the Billions, 
We Swarmed Across Dry 
Land Seeking Food And Safety;





We Were Unaware Of Pain And Death
We Were Easy Prey Back Then


Spewed Eggs Everywhere
While Still in Amphibian Stage
Just Like Fish,
Voracious And Insatiable,


We Were Always Growing 

Stronger, Faster, Smarter,


We Were ASEXUAL...


We Were Ubiquitous;

IN THE MUD

Flourished In Massive Packs

Practicing Scorched Earth Already

While Gleaning The Ground Of Food;

Omnivorous; Voracious, Insatiable;

Cannibalistic, Our Meat 

Was No Different Than 

Any Other That We Ate,

Developed Community 

Safety in Numbers,

Friends Are Fun,

Hearing And Smell Developing,

Staying Clean, Watched Over

Each Other While We Slept;

Scurried Down Hastily Dug

Burrows When Under Attack, 

Dispersed And Scattered,

SURVIVORS

Became MAMMALS

Spewing Babies Everywhere,

After Splitting Off At the Rib,

Shell Dissipates Into Hair,


By the Time The Burrow Becomes A Den
We are Becoming Formidable,
Defending Ourselves with Greater 
Numbers Attacking Predators
 With Vicious Efficiency;


Our Broods Are Noticeably Smaller,
Gestation Period Lengthening,

Territoriality Evolves As Need For Home Increases;


We Fed Anything That 

Was Bigger Than Us,
And Ate Everything Smaller...

IN THE DEN...

Hearing, Smell And Sight 

Becoming Fine-Tuned,

Becoming Intelligent;

Began to Associate Warning

Sounds with Subsequent Attacks,

Protected Each Others Kids

Life Becomes Precious...

Smaller And Smaller Litters, 

Longer And Longer Gestation Times;

Den Clusters Increases Comfort 

Of Community-Minded Individuals,

We Are Sharers; 

Tending to Favor Meat...

Voracious, Insatiable

Fortifying;

Cannibalized Sick 

And Injured 

And Dead;

Dens Littered With Bones

Single Occupancy Only 

We Merely Bumped In The Night; 

Driven By Survival
Every Human For Themselves, 
Survival Of The Fittest, 

Began Reaching For Food, 

Climbing Trees, Escaping 
Earth For Days; 

While Predators 
Invaded Our Dens
Ate Our Families And Our Friends;

We Just Kept Moving

Upward And Onward
Inland To The Forests;

Faster, Smarter, 
Stronger, Bigger, 
Ever Fortifying;

Broke Our Hearts 
To Leave Our Dens
Search For Home Continues...

IN THE TREES 



Spatial Thinking, Far Sighted,
Wide Range Of Vision And Thinking




Self-Assured, Interested
Peaceful First, Used Noise To Distract


Studied Moving Herds,
Developed Projectile Weapons,
Created Ambush Situations; 


Nurtured Honor Towards Others 
In Their Own Children, 


Felt The Power That Comes 
With Human Courage...

Stronger, Smarter, 
Faster Than Ever;


Left Sign On The Ground 
So Other Trees Humans Knew 
Where The Bears Lived, 
Where To Catch Fish, 
Where The Cave-Brain Festered;


Built Platforms Between 
Two Level Branches,
Observed The World From Above,
Ganged Up On Intruders;

Eventually Driven Out 
By Massive Forest Fires;



IN THE TREES


People Had Fire,
Told True Stories, 


Made Up Games
With Rocks And Sticks And Bones 


Laughed Loud, 
Danced Tirelessly;


Drew Amazing Images 
On The Walls,

Protected All Children,
Gathered Food,
Kept A Fire Going 
All The Time,
Sat Back To See The Sparkles
On The Cave Walls 


Went Out To Watch The Stars
Taught Their Kids Everything;

IN THE TOWN


Moved Away From Caves
To Build Towns;

Put Crops In Rows, 
Kept Live Fish;


Erected Walls, Dug Moats 
Erected Watchtowers;


Discovered Smelting, 
Understood Hot Air Rises

Created Art By 
Imitating Nature


Drew Massive Images 
On the Ground


Then Went Up In Balloons 
On Lazy Days;


Moved Forward 

Toward The Human World 

With Pride, Courage, 

Faith in Ourselves;

Back Of The Herd Feeders
Had No Fire,


Ate Rotten Meat

In Their Caves, 

Soon To Die Off 

The Back of The Species,

But Survived To Drag 

Down The Species.