THE CAVEMAN'S LAMENT
me think about her when sun rises
me think about her when sun sets
me say to her how much me love her
she tell me love invent not yet
me make cave all warm and cozy
me lie bearskin on cave floor
me play song of love on bone flute
she choose cave of Tim next door
me no more go out hunt mammoth
me throw spear too short or long
me sit in cave me paint her picture
she say me get perspective wrong
me cook meal to show me love her
diplodocus with fried beans
she say food anachronistic
me not know what this means
stone age mighty hard for lovers
you rub two flints look what you get
small sparks lead to big inferno
but she say love invent not yet
BRIAN BILSTON
Brian Bilston has gained a reputation as "the poet laureate of Twitter". This gem appears in his "Alexa, what is there to know about love?" (2021)
