The History of Air

Free Verse; I attempt to span eons. Present day archeologists find cave symbols, interpret them, the flashback to ancient reality when the symbols were first created and how people reacted.

History tells that air,
symbolized by squiggly lines
and small dots, was discovered
by archaeologists on a cave wall
next to angry monster heads;
an awful stench bubbled up
killing birds and bugon,
interpreted:
"just what we do not need right now".
Other grooves, horizontal rakes
on sky, brought fierce winds
over nine moons, a snake with a smile
when no words yet could tell this.

At last, sunrise; the cave relaxed,
symbols of calm returned.
Just to be sure, women threw children
into icy rivers, just to be sure.

Author's Note

In our current state of pandemic it seems we have been asked to trust the science that put us here in the first place.