The similarities and situation   Between the Donner party and the colonial pilgrims   Is both appalling, frightening, and incomplete      In both cases, you'll find one   A fairly large group of ill prepared green horns   Pitting themselves against nature and each other   Two, an insufficient willingness to endure   The very real hardships of frontiering   And three coincidental misfortune at every turn   Number three coincidental misfortune at every turn      Disasters of both camps were initially   Brought about by departure, delay and desert, inertia   Which caused our heroes to begin their journeys   At absolutely retarded times weather wise      If fantasy is the refuge of a frightened man   And a castle in the air is a safe harbor for a foolish few   Just imagine living in a hut buried twelve feet below the snow      With the sight and smell of the scattered carcasses   Of loved ones at your feet   It is the lay of the land, just another day   I would like to propose that cannibalism was indeed rampant   Among America's earliest settlers the pilgrims   Who?   The pilgrims      For what does settler imply, if not the willingness to settle?   To settle for a meal of human flesh if my thoughts on the subject   Are to be believed   In conclusion, spread the word of this   Look to the night sky, and hark back to our forefathers' shortcomings   And your own   As you cut your meat and lay the groundwork for a new tomorrow