hey, you

hey.

hey, you.

yes, you.

and you, over there.

where did we come from?

ey?

oh?

yes, i agree-

i do look

suspiciously

like that odd monkey over there

(hey, that stings a little!)

(i guess i didn’t evolve enough…)

(i wonder what’s gonna happen next?)

(wait, how long has this gone on for?)

hey.

hey, you!

yes, you!

where are we going?

ey?

oh?

yes, i agree

i would like-

suspiciously-

to become a cyborg!

(sounds fun.)

hey!

hey, you!

yes, you!

what made everything?

ey?

oh?

yes, i agree

a big explosion-

suspiciously-

let’s call it something stupid!

(the big bang!)

(boom!)

(pow!)

(i wonder what my ancestor amoebas thought of me…)

…

hey.

hey, you.

yes, you!

why are you so strange?

ey?

oh?

oh-

i agree.

that’s weird.

suspiciously.

what’s wrong with you?

where did you come from?

where did everyone come from?

ey?

oh?

…

no, i don’t agree.

value?

what’s value?

where does it come from?

…productivity?

…

hey, i’m supposed to be asking questions-

not you!

…

hey.

hey, you.

yes, you.

all of you, that circle of people.

wasn’t that so rude?!

***

if you can figure out what this means, i will salute you.

…basically i had an idea to write a small free-verse thing about a bunch of people talking about time and understanding and concepts without the supernatural explanations of things, and this is a very dumbed-down way of how they figured it out, in the process being confronted by someone who seems to think that there is a supernatural explanation for things.

i hope my amoeba ancestors are proud of me, too.