things to know about you stay on earth

Doug Schwab

                                        
                                       
          fire formed to attract smoke
          smoke came to represent mystery
          mankind formed to contemplate mystery
          the first humans were without a nervous system
          the nervous system formed to accommodate pain
          to endure pain the humans invented art
          prayers were invented by a group of dissidents to  prolong despair

          in the early days the earth was entirely paved
          some strips of it exist still
          below the pavement was coal
          furnaces were made to keep the coal from turning to  diamonds
          trees formed from rolls of paper that washed ashore from the first seas
          when the trees began to sway they made wind
          bricks were ground to dust that it might blow in the  wind
          man built bridges in anticipation of crossing
          when the bridges were built rivers formed
          rain formed to attract clouds
          before the rain puddles needed constant replenishment from rivers and
                 tubs (children did this)
          it is not true that soup begot spoons