Grandpa, my grandson said with pride, I’m not scared of dinosaurs any more

Oh, I said, but they have such giant teeth they’d gobble you in a single bite

I guess you’re right, he said, but I can run really fast, they’d never catch me

But what about those flying ones, they’d swoop right down and grab you

Then I’d hide behind some rocks so they couldn’t see me any more

You’re brave, I said, but what of creepy crawly things that hide among the rocks

I’d squash them all like bugs, and maybe cook them up for lunch

But those beasts with legs the size of trees, they might squash you too, I said

Oh, they’re too dumb, they had brains as small as peas, I’d outsmart them all

I’m faster, braver, and smarter than all of those things, that’s why I am not afraid

And I think they’re funny too, the little boy said, with that certain kind of smile

The kind that tells you that they’ve learned something new they want to share

An insight proper to their age, wisdom gleaned from older kids no doubt

Did you know their poop was big as mountains, their farts could blow you over

And their pee could make a river, bet you didn’t know that, did you, grandpa