Architect of Written Words

Freezing cold in my cave

Fur sarong fashionable

But not warm

Stink of unwashed bodies

guttural sounds

burnt stick to make images

cave walls protect drawings

of animals, 26 symbols

30,000 years ago today

remember my writings

grace from the beginning

first written words

breathtaking majesty

in France and Spain

Beat my chest!

I am architect of first

written language

read my work

before it’s too late

and it is gone.