I hear the Jurassic Park music swell, a sunset of violin
\nstrings when the paleontologist sees his life\u2019s
\nwork alive for the first time. Moving,
\nsomehow. Except. All the wildlife
\nhere stands like a human in the face of a t-rex,
\nholding their breaths. Yes, the geese are soaring but
\ntheir flight is perpetual, their eyes perspex.
\nClever girl says the man with the gun, seeing it
\nfor what it is. Squirrels and deer stuffed on top
\nof pedestals. Like rex, people don\u2019t want to feed, they want
\nto hunt. I\u2019m waiting for the jeep-sized claw to drop
\ndown in the mud, see the doctor in the rain, his hand
\npressed hard against the girl\u2019s mouth as she hyperventilates,
\nhear the deep bass of that reptilian throat vibrate.<\/p>\n
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