Out of the Water

We Spawned Like Fish Spewing Eggs Everywhere,
Rapaciously Scouring The Land
For Any Form Of Sustenance;

Community Creatures
We Travelled in Massive Herds
Unrealized By Any Beast On Earth Today.
Poor Eyesight, Senses Of Hearing And Smell.
Open to Attack from Land And Air We Scurried...

Into Burrows
Which We Individualized
Into Precious Dens.
Shrinking Gestation Periods, Smaller Broods Made
Preservation of the Species Priority One.
Nurtured Longest Living, Strongest Offspring.
Hungriest Ignored to Death

Out Of The Den
Individuals Living Alone In Den Neighborhoods
Open to Invasion From Predators.
Could Still Be Wiped Out In Large Numbers.
Strongest, Smartest, Fastest, Most Vicious
Moved To Trees To Escape Bears,
Dogs And Cats Hunting In Packs.
Became World's Most Efficient Hunter...
Spacial Thinkers, Patient Team-workers
With Increasingly Acute Senses Of Sight, Smell, Hearing.
Ambush Orchestrators, Trap Setters, Harvesters.

Out of The Trees
Raiding Dog Packs, Bears,
Big Cats and Birds
Could Wipe Us Out Of An Area...
Eventually Most Of Us
Took To Trees For Safety...
Reconnected As Community Animals
After Attempt At Solo Living In
Fisher Stage With Added
Viciousness, Cunning.
Ability To Create Ambush.
Protective of Family Unit.
Tendency To Save Food Develops;

Learned To Deal With Thieving Apes,
Forced Out Of The Trees
By Most Horrifying Enemy Yet...FIRE.
Returned to Earth To Inhabit Caves,
Best Hunters Could Feed Blood-Tribe/Cave-Clan
Kicked Dirt On Our Dead, Domesticated Dogs
Developed Mind's Eye, Drew On Cave Walls...

Moving Towards The Human Species
As We Have Been Doing Since We Left
The Water, Our Nascent Humanity
Opens Our Eyes And Our Hearts
To the Power Of The Human Spirit,

Stronger, Smarter, Faster Than Ever...

The Best Hunters Told True Stories,
Laughed Loud, Danced Tirelessly.
Spawned Strong Children,
Realized Danger To Clan Unit
From Lazy Tribes Feeding On
Stragglers From Backs Of Herds.

Moved Away From Caves To Build Towns.

Put Crops In Rows, Erected Walls,
Dug Moats To Protect Community.

Back-Of-Herd-Feeding Cave Man

Hunted Humans,

Attacked Cities,

Raped Murdered,

Enslaved, Plundered,

Cannibalized Humans;

Malnourished Males Held Sway

Through Enforced Servitude,

Acceptance Of Classes, Castes,
Stations, Roles.

Continued Slow Journey Towards
Human World In Face Of Seemingly
Unending Brutality To Accomodate
Narrow-Minded Cave Brains...

Cornerstones of Our Humanity-
Integrity,
Fortitude,
Sacrifice,
Mercy,
Confidence,
Democracy,
Pride,
Empathy,
Vitality,
Sympathy,
Grace,
Gratitude,
Patience,
Resilience,
Benevolent,
Courteous,
Humane,
Unselfish,
Open-Minded,
Helpful,
Natural,

Interested, 
Aware, 
Courageous,
Optimism, 
Honest,
Kind.

Interested, Aware, Courageous, Optimism, Honest, Kind.