Evolution of Hubris

A commentary on man's view of his place in the world.

The man, the highest organism

nested atop the six foot tower

Overlooks his planet - one imprisoned

by a not so finite will of his power. 

That man was descended - 

from a fish - he marvels

the mind apprehended

by infatuation at the product.

That nature's final sum through selection 

could be so perfect in its own recollection. 

And when who follows discovers mankind in mortality

Will they surrender the same awe? 

Like the man and the fish, they may wonder

that they ever descended from one so flawed.

Author's Note

Like any poem, you may want to read it more than once.