Once upon a time

a group of Neanderthal erectus grew a brain that expanded to reach for new horizons past ice shifts and hairy elephants.

The smell of fresh steak sizzling on the continent next store covered in a sauce of mitochondrial DNA.

Once upon a time

a group of red faced Irishman felt a hunger past potatoes to swim towards soot faced fire and images of thatched roofs.

The smell of pasta sauce bubbling on the continent next store plunged in a spice of cellular memory.

Once upon a time

a group of squinty eyed warriors had a drive to overcome tyranny to high rise buildings and misty air.

The smell of seafood rising on the continent next store doused with the bite of molecular structures.

Once upon a time

a group of rebels trekked to find freedom to worship on a land of bounty and virgin dirt.

The smell of melting cheese on the continent next store covered with the colors of skintone in atomic combustion.

Once upon a time

a group of stick figures came out of the shadows of African Migration to discover a land made of the same stardust…

Smelling the hydrogen,

oxygen

and carbon

on the continent next store

engulfed with electrons from the milky way.