GENESIS
by David Day
Before Raven there was nothing much
It was quite dark
There was no mountain. There was no earth.
There was no sun or fish. There was
no dog or rainbow. There was no
noisy bird or tree. There
was no wind, stone or
Rain. There was no
people or
bugs.
It was pretty damn quiet
I’m telling you
I was bored
***
Then I did something – which
I’m not going to tell
Anyway, after that
Then there are things
Like the ocean, for instance
Like the earth – etcetera, for instance
And still later, there was
You – that is, humans, for instance
I make lots of other mistakes too
But at least I was not bored anymore
Which is better than nothing
As they say
And I think I know nothing
well enough to say
it also
As appeared in David Day’s collection, The Animals Within (Penumbra Press). For more information about the author, please click here.