The theory of evolution
by the ghosts of species past
E ndangered, and increasingly so.
C hildren collaged our photos into school books with a thick title at the top.
L ively and abundant we once were, dare I say thriving, before
I gnorant assumptions about our resiliency
P ushed us to the point that nobody experienced can enlighten you about.
S ilent, was our overshadowing, as were our surpassers.
E xtinct.
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Joe O’Connor
New Zealander living in London
Teacher of English and History, and sport-lover
Mostly short stories and poems📚
Feel free to be honest- one constructive comment beats a hundred generic ones
Currently writing James The Wonderer
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Can You Drive a Ford Fiesta Through a Desert?
I’m flying down the B1 highway from Windhoek to Keetmanshoop with a map and a boot full of camping gear. I’m excited for the first stop of my Namibian road trip: the Quiver Tree Forest. I spot the sign and turn onto the C17, off the tarmac and onto the gravel. I’ll be there soon; it’s only ten miles or so. I am unprepared for what comes next. The car slides and slips across the road. I am not fully in control anymore. I slow to a crawl. The car judders and shudders, the noise deafening, the vibrations rattling the teeth in my skull. It takes me around an hour to drive the ten miles. I arrive at the campsite relieved to be in one piece, even if it feels like all my bones have been shaken slightly out of place. I will later learn that this is what happens when the gravel road becomes “corrugated”, and that the roads authority goes round once a week to “grade” them. Seems I arrived about 6 days after the grader had last been round.
By Jenifer Nim3 days ago in Wander
Comments (8)
Great interpretation on the challenge, good luck!
Love your take in this
Oh, love this take on the challenge and the word. More damning truth bombs from Mr O'Connor. Fine work!
Excellent. It's not a perspective we take really, is it.
It's an amazing theory. Lovely bro 😍
AI will eventually take over our evolution : )
Whoaaaa, that was so profound and poignant! Loved your Acrostic!
Wow. And they call me deep?! Loved it!