Salvaged Mammoths melt

in Stoli rocks

*frozen *

in Simple Red buckets

DNA-licious

and Tusk plays in the background, naturally

until frosted glasses spill

rehydrated Mastadon,

and who knew to try that?

Who deemed it expedient?

(you might wonder)

but to Hell with inquiring minds.

The quest for a heftier, emotional

stonewall to surplus elephants resumes.

Since tamed elephants

in Zoo conditions

live afraid, but still  stampede

They still fell baby birds…

and Crush irreplaceable Mice.

while Mammoths, on the other hand,

remember

overall impact

longer.

Should it matter that critical

Genomes have been lost?

Should that factor in?

Splicing spooked elephant genes

with Mastadon ice cubes

> seems iffy <

The irreplaceable

Pocket Pet remains

immorally slain, and can

the Dead transcend the Extinct?

It seems impossible.

But Mice have Electric Tales, now,

and Russians scavenge deeper with ice picks

—so prehistoric order could set in.

©Karen Robiscoe