Review of the Pre-Anthropocene Museum
by A J Dalton
Come closer.
This re-creation of what
a forest would’ve been is
educational—enchanting:
Who knew rabbits had six legs
like other insects, that birds
had no feet but would land
on their bellies, borne aloft
by gas bubbles and parasitic bees
while tigers had trunks for storage
of fur clothes and pet flowers.
Early humans had webbed feet
and gills, of course, carrying
children in stomach-pouches.
What a relief
we are now
so evolved.
A J Dalton (ajdalton.eu) is a UK-based writer. He’s published the Empire of the Saviours trilogy with Gollancz Orion, The Satanic in Science Fiction and Fantasy with Luna Press, the Dark Woods Rising and Digital Desires poetry collections, and other bits and bobs. He lives with his monstrously oppressive cat named Cleopatra.
