Us

Built on the bones of our brothers and others on cannibalism we survived

By rape and murder a hunter not herder our species arrived

Scraping human marrow we killed by arrow the Neandertal

Who in their fear had only a wood spear to fight against us all

We chewed on their shank as their blood we drank, our numbers grew

When times were rough, to eat enough we ate our children too

Author's Note

Archeological evidence shows that our species were cannibals and the significant probability that we killed off the Neandertals because of superior weapons having bow and arrows while they had only spears. Although we did interbreed it may well have been through rape and Western Europeans contain about two percent Neandertal genes. When food became scarce it appears that we fed off the old, weak and small including children. Not isolated events but found in diverse far distant locations. Is it any wonder we still have a tendency toward violence in modern society.

Reviews

[John Sullivan]

It's probably always been this way, but maybe it's a part of growing older and... softer, in some ways, it just feels like it's getting worse. The aggression I see in the kids these days, and in the headlines. The more we advance technologically the more backwards we become as people, at least I feel that way sometimes. The truth is it's probably always that way, though. Got me thinking, all the same. Good piece, Soren.

[Soren]

Thank you John for your read and understanding words they are most appreciated. Some say it is in the DNA I like to think that Ted Kaczynski was right not in his method by his theory that technology is the demise of humans not their salvation.

[Chris Shaw]

Survival of the fittest. Terrifying isn’t it? I also find it terrifying, the violence that our species is capable of and demonstrates in modern times. Hard hitting truth Soren, penned so well.

Chris

[Soren]

Thanks Chris for the read and comment it is appreciated my friend. Yes those genes are still present.