American Idyll: Their Brains Were Small And They Died

when I sit in contemplation
of our human situation
I often get
a certain sense of pride
our achievements
are many and mighty
the evidence cannot be denied
but my reverie is shaken
and my thoughts
are always taken
by that tragedy

that happened long ago
when they moved
through the land
beings awesome and grand
the fabulous dinosaur
they were creatures in
a manner quite reptilian
in their unique and stylish way
and their numbers could be
reckoned in the millions
but there are zero

of these heroes
in the world today
they had music
art and fashion
there was dinosauric passion
and I think they’d be
enraged and mortified
when they’re mentioned today
it is only to say
their brains were small
and they died

perhaps some asteroid
that Mother Earth
could not avoid
became the agent of
their premature demise
I’ve heard these
things can happen
but who are we to criticize
when we spend most any price
to make the ultimate device
that insures a
perfect global suicide

I would venture instead
that the humanoid head
is where the tinier brain resides
and when we’re gone
our works will start to crumble
until nothing can be found
in ten million years
some other guy will stumble
on our fossils and
some expert will begin to expound
in some scientific study
to his cockroach science buddy
how the evidence