# Of a Time Before

Author: Alrec Fox
Tags: No-Yiff, Poetry

#1 of Poems

Hello all! I've done nothing but read on SF for quite some time, so I have decided to post some of my own work. I'm not that great at actual stories, so I write poetry. That's not to say that poetry is any bit less than a nice long story, I merely don't have the motivation or attention span to write like that. 
I am always open to critique as long as it is constructive. If you don't play nice, you won't be invited to my tea party. I hope you enjoy.
 
Alrec

Of a Time Before
  

There once was a time&nbsp;&nbsp;

When humanity was small&nbsp;&nbsp;

And there was no crime&nbsp;&nbsp;

Oh in this time before the fall&nbsp;&nbsp;

Here we struggled for life&nbsp;&nbsp;

Here our power was slight&nbsp;&nbsp;

We had neither gun nor knife &nbsp;&nbsp;

Here we endured our plight &nbsp;&nbsp;

Coyote would share his tales&nbsp;&nbsp;

Around our meager fire pit&nbsp;&nbsp;

Of his adventurous trails&nbsp;&nbsp;

And we did listen and sit&nbsp;&nbsp;

Fox was cunning and fast&nbsp;&nbsp;

To sneak beneath night's guise&nbsp;&nbsp;

And steal the food of our repast &nbsp;&nbsp;

He kept us sharp for surprise.&nbsp;

But now we stand with noses high &nbsp;&nbsp;

And claiming the mountains tall,&nbsp;

Then our respect for nature did die&nbsp;&nbsp;

Oh in this time of our fall.&nbsp;

No longer do we listen to her&nbsp;&nbsp;

The sweet mother of earth.&nbsp;

Instead vast troubles we stir&nbsp;&nbsp;

Destroying her with mirth.&nbsp;

Now we sit beneath a throne&nbsp;&nbsp;

Its masters lead us by the nose,&nbsp;

They'll pick this world to the bone&nbsp;

And draw our time to a close.&nbsp;

They pervade the whole of our society&nbsp;&nbsp;

Who among us can open their eyes&nbsp;&nbsp;

To acknowledge this forced Propriety &nbsp;&nbsp;

Of the circling wolves and their lies?

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