(on game theory)
there are hawks and there are doves
but I’ve always liked tortoises
because of their stoic determination
and that story about the race—
I see hares everyday
at the grocery store
at the gas station
frantically scratching lotto tickets
guzzling coffee and filling tanks
screeching and wheeling like gulls at a landfill
all hastening to the same grave—
so a tortoise I’ll be
trudging along in my armor
all soft tissue and organs on the inside
just trying to get through life
and avoid the next car
copyright 2012
David
Cravens |