We are suckled
on distortions
of God-given truths
before widescreen tales
Anthropomorphism Rules
Recall childhood absurdities
e.g. Tom and Jerry
showing ink-stained human ways
drawn on pets and pests
We squeeze other species
into a blender of credibility
Perhaps our normalised violence
was induced by cartoon irons
those height-dropped anvils
cast by Dastardly’s Muttley
alongside Disney’s kingdoms
of deviations from the norm
We have taken all naming rights
and re-arranged such old orders
No wonder
that we no longer see
any natural way in this world
MIKE BELL | 10,000 Poems 