To Live Among the Dinosaurs! No, Thanks!

I'm glad that dinosaurs preceded humans

On earth by millions and millions of years.

We have enough worries these days

Than to find more reasons to add to our fears.

 

Imagine walking through the forest

And meeting a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

(No, tyrannosaurs were NOT

The ones with the long and slender necks.)

 

The tyrannosaur was a killing machine--

A carnivore, frightening and vicious--

Possessing powerful legs and teeth.

It would find you delightfully delicious!

 

Raptors, from the Mesozoic Era,

Were also among the most feared of their day.

On each hind foot they had a large claw

For killing and disemboweling their prey.

 

Small but deadly they were, and what's more:

Their brains were of larger than average size.

A nightly stroll in a raptor habitat

Is NOT something that I would advise.

 

The long-necked one was the Brachiosaurus--

Not much smarter than the leaves it ate.

But it could be 85 feet long

And weigh 40 tons! Talk about weight!

 

You think, What fun: to slide down its neck!

If I were you, I'd forget that idea.

If, perchance, it stomped on you,

You'd be as flat as a flour tortilla.

 

The spiked, plated dinosaur

Was the Stegosaurus--a plant-eater, too.

It didn't have a very big brain

And didn't last long. So, what's one to do?

 

There were thousands of species of dinosaurs.

We're lucky that they exist no more.

You wouldn't want to worry about danger

Every time you walked out your door.

 

But wait, that's not much different from now!

Though maybe one difference; let me propound it:

You wouldn't be STEPPING on dinosaur poop;

But you would be making long treks AROUND it.

(3-22-15)