Writer's Bio: Kathleen Radigan is a high school student. She loves talking to people, reading books, reading people and talking to books. She also writes music and swings on swings regularly. You can follow her on tumblr at http://elephant-potholders.tumblr.com
Kudos to Kathleen for picking up the AntiPoetic gauntlet of poésie sans poète!
Kudos to Kathleen for picking up the AntiPoetic gauntlet of poésie sans poète!
Irrelephant
The intelligence of elephants
irrelevant, but eloquent
their clumsy sort of elegance
is one of many elements.
And when that wisdom elevates
it’s difficult to celebrate
for once we see our cells relate
it’s difficult to celebrate
for once we see our cells relate
thoughts start to accelerate.
Well wisdom seems aristocratic
dusted down from someone’s attic
pulled apart and cleared of static
(fluctuations are erratic).
dusted down from someone’s attic
pulled apart and cleared of static
(fluctuations are erratic).
Oh how we trace the web life spins
parts swept away like bowling pins
still, consciousness, our human prints
will never match an elephant's.
parts swept away like bowling pins
still, consciousness, our human prints
will never match an elephant's.
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