30dac Magazine Issue 01 September 2014 | Page 298

the progression of man

by Tim Morris

i haven’t heard

the coyotes

in months.

this realization

hit me

over coffee.

no coyotes,

but plenty of

hammers and chainsaws.

the progression of man.

upward mobility.

apes have opposable thumbs

too,

but don’t use them

to gouge their own eyes.