Surprise Me

Sometimes evolution surprises me.

Walking upright on two legs

but not tall enough 

to pick apples from the tree

and quite the wrong shape to nibble

those strawberries

without back-breaking pain

seems unlikely natural development.

But prediction is difficult.

In the 1950s I read an article

that predicted

humans would evolve to grow

an arm extra long arm

to expiate the need to leave the sofa

to turn on the tv

or to turn it off.

Technology put paid to that one

It seemed remote then

unsurprising later

with a click of the remote.

Three arms would be useful though,

I’m surprised it hasn’t happened

but three legs, 

who needs them?

That would surprise me.

//4fpremote.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUbPuhwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7ra5dLKN_P0Azp2gEyzAGjhIs9bWwOLcSyJtiqEJWnpDMNB-OeHqklwi1TPQ_aem_EtgGSpGLJegAEapW7bxTRA