Stare in that mirror

For more than a minute or two

See the bones

Behind the flesh

See the similar structure

The pronounced forehead

The sturdy jaw

The elegant cheekbones

The emotive curvature of the spine

As the vertebrae mount

From earth to heaven

As the conscious spirit ascends

We are not just tone of skin

Or even minute distinctions

Of face & body

Rather a whole unified race

Of 21st century earth humans

As much in common

With shared knowledge,

Instantaneous communications

International trade & investment

Free overnight shipping

A fleet of drivers

A feed lot of people consuming

A factory churning

Out come consumeables

Calories, intoxicants, costumes,

And every variation imaginable

Until the baby is full grown

As s/he hits high school

And progresses quickly from there

To the hedonism of the original primates

As they crossed the land bridge to America