Paved

I hope you can catch the meaning.

Millions of years ago

New York was hot

feral beasts stalked the ground

without a trace

of human kind

Those animals died

Fossils formed

history preserved

forever.

Millions of Years Later

there is a modern metropolis

Millions of people 

where there were none before

As i walk the streets

I think

What is really under my feet?

Pavement?

Or the past?

Modern

Means Now

Some people think we have it all figured out

But don't you  think

The ancients can teach us

just as much as

the  scientists of today?

Author's Note

Tell me you think!

Reviews

[MissWordSmith]

Love the tempo....was unexpected and when it finally fell into place, was beautiful.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are correct. The past can teach great wisdom. If the men in-charge of this world read History. War would stop. They would understand War doesn't change the world too much. They would understand in the end. All the people of this world is one. A excellent poem. Made me think this morning.
Coyote

[The Wave]

nice write,

"What is really under my feet? Pavement? Or the past?" ---> my favorite line :)

overall, its written well, and i like that its one of those poems that leaves you to ponder over things .
good job