From The Water To The Mud

From The Water To The Mud to The Dirt

(Pics Of Aconstega, Turtles Lizards)

Amphibious With Lungs And Gills

We Had Elbowed Pectoral Fins

Equipped With Fingers;

We Were Asexual,

Each Of Us Spewing

Thousands Of Eggs

Maybe Even Every Day;

Our Bones Were Weak

So At First We Had To Hurry

Back To The Water

Before Our Body Weight

Crushed Our Lungs,

Passing Our Buddies’ Bodies

That Littered Beaches

All Over Earth;

Our Sight Was Blurry,

We Had No Sense Of Smell,

Our Hearing Worked Well Enough,

Eventually Helping Us Detect

Sounds Made By Predators;

We Became Sensitibve To Touch

As Our Shells Eventually

Dissipated Into Fur;

We Were Multitudinous’

Massive Packs Of Billions

We Fed Everything,

Though We Could Dig Burrows

To Escape Lions, Wolves,

Snakes, Birds Of Prey;

Many of Us Starved To Death

At The Back Of The Pack,

Eventually Scattering

Into Smaller And Smaller Groups

Around The World;

Ever-Growing,

Always Eating,

Always Hungry,

Our Muddy Little Burrows

Became Communities,

As We Grew

Our Homes Became

Dens Of Dirt...

Our Life Span 

Was Very Short...