I said to the man
that I am,
"What have you done?"
"Where have you gone?"
I replied with a deep sigh,
for truth doth not lie.
"I was born with just two arms
and two legs and one head;
and I fear that is all I shall have
when I am dead."
I did not look further
and see
The laughter I brought
to the many
A small gift from me,
given kindly and wisely
To set you all free
from your misery
All from a man with two arms
and two legs and one head
© Joe Giso
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Thanks JOE ~ If you contemplate your life thus far you will see that the Creator got it right with ADAM ~ We are bipedal locomoters much more efficient than being a monopedal hopper ~ and three would get in the way. We are also bibrachiators a provision our cousins ~ the monkeys ~ found very useful because they are arboreal brachiators ! Also trying to bat at cricket or baseball with one arm is difficult as is swimming ~ rowing and holding hands in a circle. And where would a third arm go ? Two legs and two arms is optimum. They say two heads are better than one ~ BUT ~ those people born with two heads (and only one body) tell me they do nothing but argue and wish they had been born with two separate bodies. The human anatomy and physiology MALE & FEMALE is about as optimum as it can be ! Alternatives suggested sugested in your poem (and amplified in my response) are just not practical ~ ask anyone ~ who has lost a limb ~ just how difficult their life is ~ Thanks for sharing ~ Please check my poems ~ BRIAN
Thx Brian for reading. Much appreciated and will do. Joe
Wonderfully written poem.
Really appreciate that. Thank you.
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