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Dragon’s Teeth




Our teeth fell out like seeds
The new children of Medea
 
Canines:

Extinct species resurrecting,
White-feathered dinosaurs,
Albino Dire Wolves and Deadly Manticores
Prowling the arctic’s equatorial islands

Incisors:

Our own ancestors,
Giant rats,
Camels like giraffes

Bicuspids:

Rhinos 11 feet high at the shoulder
Sabred cats and sharks
A chitinous group-mind

Molars:

Groves of starships underground
Unexpected Nautilus-style portholes
Fittings with organic shapes
Of pahoehoe lava

Wisdom:

Our DNA-mapped and -manipulated children
Modifed dogs walking upright
Machined, man-made sons of men
Artifcially intelligent appliances

In our clenched jaws:

The seeds of new teeth,
Germinating future generations
The shifting / changing forms
One day to walk the Earth
Approach the stars


--David C. Kopaska-Merkel & Kendall Evans
From Night Ship to Never, an out-of-print chapbook
 Available used.
I have digital copies, $1, paypal to jopnquog@gmail.com