As the winners of mutual lotteries
of genetic and social privilege
compete before a billion worldwide eyes—
the Curiosity Rover comes of age,
beams back her Martian panoramic snaps,
that I glimpsed scrolling down a Facebook page
to make my escape through a finger tap
to view a world devoid or rain or snow,
more cause than podiums and victory laps
to sing, “Oh man, look at those cavemen go!”
