Nick Trim Poet Rhyme

The Mighty Fall and We'Re At the Top

Never an academic
tragic at school
I just didn't get it 
I learned bugger all 

But is a desk natural 
just look at a book 
a pen and some paper 
write what you took

all that sitting down still 
not an evolutionary skill 
long grass in a field 
with teamwork to kill 

the fact is hunting is learning 
coordination and communication
synced movement not disturbing 
alert, brave, unification 

the strong and the tall 
were the alpha mammal 
but now it's the book worm 
taking their turn

we look to intelligence 
to guide us along 
it's now mental relevance 
over physically strong 

now the alpha's the clever 
they think up solutions 
we forget the athletic 
who enabled us humans 

we needed the torso the legs and the arms 
we needed the brain like we needed the palms 
now we need eyes brains fingers and tongues 
humans evolved to do less than they've done 

apex at the top
but maybe that's your lot 
the mighty do fall 
when they slow down or stop

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Caren Krutsinger January 11, 2021 at 5:07 PM An optimistic poem. I wish it was " the book worm taking their turn" - it seems that lately, the bullies are winning. Sadly. I like your optimism though.

Sigrid Ermine January 11, 2021 at 1:54 PM Hi Nick.. Thought provoking poem.... All the assets and attributes required today to 'succeed' in society becomes daunting at times..... I like the way you present the situation, slow, succinctly, strongly, fair.