I often wonder when
a man first smashed his fist
into another man's face
breaking teeth and bone
when I'm sweating and cramped
on a crowded train
and a pretentious suit
barks his entitlement
jabs his elbows
and petulantly glowers.
I think of that first punch
that must have been thrown
millennia ago
as I clench my mitt
prepping my pivot
to maximize the blow
and bring justice
with a shattered jaw-
how simpler things were
on those dry and barren plains.
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