DO DEVELOPERS DREAM OF ELECTRIC WOLVERINES?*

When the trees are gone

rocks scraped aside like so much kipple

what does the developer see as he surveys the landscape

of emotions does he show a ripple?

Looking out at earthmovers shoving dirt

shrubs and plants in one big crush

for the many deaths of birds, of animals

does the developer even blush?

At night when silence reigns

a brief lull in the onslaught of machines

does the developer in his bed

dream of electric wolverines?

And when the rain falls like tears

for those moments lost in time

when radiant life once garbed the mountains

does the developer know his crime?

* Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, and also, a scene from the film version, Blade Runner

Here's the link to SacBee's article about a Wolverine being sighted in the Sierra-a thrilling discovery