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When They Were Dinosaurs

Age of Dinos

By Sid Aaron HirjiPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
When They Were Dinosaurs
Photo by Fausto García-Menéndez on Unsplash

We had kings, scholars, aristocrats.

There was no poverty as we had not wasted resources.

The wars we fought were a hierarchical battle,

Of the food chain.

The herbivore dinosaurs stuck to themselves,

They were large and ate tree leaves, marigolds and stayed

To themselves.

The smaller dinosaurs like the scholarly Troodon,

Ate mice and rodents.

Lithe and fast Troodon avoided predators,

Its relative the Velociraptor hunted the smaller herbivores,

Yet often at a price.

For the larger dinosaurs like the Tarbosaurus Bataar,

And of course the King-T Rex wanted the meals.

The Mayasaurus would protect its children,

Like now the female species deadlier than the male.

We heard an Asteroid destroyed them,

These terrible lizards derivred from thecodonts.

The world changed temperatures giving rise to new life.

Now we humans who are so adamant on fighting each other,

Are we next?

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About the Creator

Sid Aaron Hirji

Canadian born man who finds literature and science equally fascinating. Trauma bleeds through generations, words heal the hidden scars.

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  • Antoni De'Leonabout a year ago

    That is the question...are we next to go the way of the dinos. We are doing it ourselves.

  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    We're intent on taking others down with us!

  • L.C. Schäfer2 years ago

    Are we indeed! Good poem

  • Novel Allen2 years ago

    Ah yes Sid, that is the question. Great facts and thoughts.

  • This is a true reminder that we are humans.

  • Oh definitely we are next! There's no doubt about that, lol. Loved your poem!

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Superbly written!!! Loving it!!!💕❤️❤️

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