Primary School

a neolithic scene

Primary School

i can picture a well-fed pack
of neo-human hounds lounging
around some primeval fire,
triceratops grazing in the tall grass
      and one, especially sleek jackal,
      arm thrown back over a rock,     
      lips smacking on a bone
      toothpick, and snapping
      "yeah, this'll do fine
        for the next million years,
        or so, with a few, minor refinements,"
      and then whirling on the skinny, runtish
      dog, slinking in to snatch one scrap,
      now that the feast is over; whirling, teeth
      flashing, and trapping the pup by the throat
      with a death snarl.....

how can you raise
an eyebrow, when the husband
slaps the wife, or they finally drop
the big one?
how can you act surprised?