Neanderthal

it's a new dawn, it's a blank page
it's all the rising tides, it's all the rage
sometimes sinister, sometimes sillier
fresh as the flesh of a newborn babe
though it looks familiar

so drop your bag of daggers, dog
and gather round, y'all
for the brand new neanderthal
is out of bed and off the wall
the brand new neanderthal

you say why fix what is not broke
why bother waking up what wasn't woke
but we've wars to wage and we paid to play
why shouldn't we try out a battle cry now
while we save the day

american as apple pie
and dense as russian dolls
for the brand new neanderthal
is in DC's most hallowed halls
the brand new neanderthal

how generous of all those great apes
to share so much of their DNA's traits
but somehow we're still so bent out of shape
just like a bunch of slow-mo homosapes

made in BC, made in AI
bred from the net of our tears and sweat
fed to four or five dodgy gawky guys
sometimes lovelier, sometimes lucifer
men, in the end it'll all depend
on what we use 'em for

so grab your bag of tokens
for the arcade at the mall
cuz the brand new neanderthal
is knocking at your front door, doll
the brand new neanderthal

© 2026 noam weinstein