Call of the Wild

(crouching behind the brush and whispering-preferably with an Australian accent)

"shhhh!  you must be silent now as you observe.  we are witnessing quite a treat here - a herd of grazing McMansions in a field.  an interesting group of specimens here.  these are very well fed*.  notice how their roofs protrude to incredible heights?  it is a symbol of power among these creatures.  see the extremely large garage on that styrofoam-stucco one?  that too is meant to project implications of status and social hierarchy to the others in the field - the true symbol of dominance.  

they enjoy the land around them, preferring to graze in land that has never before been developed.  this gives them a vast and un-spoiled setting in which to thrive.  unfortunately, many seem to slip into comas at which time they are tagged by agents with signs that read "foreclosure" as to alert everyone of their toxicity.  eventually, these beasts will use up all resources around them and die- their decomposing bodies littering the field until the next herd clears away the carcasses and moves in.  their normal life expectancy is only about thirty years before their bodies will naturally begin to break down.

*they feed on egos

(taken in Greenwood, Miss. by me - December, 2009)