DEVOLUTION

God returned to his greatest creation

curiosity hyperbolic after years of travel

There had been some interstellar disturbances

with pressing consequences needing attention

Man, all powerful supreme ruler of the land

basked in the illusion created by his evolution

and God in his wisdom decided to remove

distinguishing features that made Man grand

On the first day he suspended hearing

on a colossal coat hanger light years away

and the dread in the inner voice of conscience

made Man become anxious, uncertain and fearing

On the second day he eliminated smell

The stocks of Spices and perfumes fell

Foul air became pure everywhere

in a world afflicted by anosmia universal

On the third day he deducted taste

And every mouthful lost distinction

culinary delights became globally bland

All flavour to savour mysteriously erased

On the fourth day he removed tactile sensation

And babies bawled at the inability to feel

Untouchability was heard of no more

and Man moaned the sensory deprivation

And so on the fifth day he subtracted speech

Chaos prevailed in the ensuing stillness

Arguments ceased in the absence of language

No lessons to teach, no passages to preach

On the sixth day he deleted the power of vision

and Man became blind to all his world

Seeing was unbelieving and unreliable

White became Black in the utter confusion

On the seventh day God as a final test

withdrew memory and cognisant thought

And now Man stripped bare of everything

forgot humanity

while God took rest

And in a coffee shop at the end of the universe

The other Gods grabbed their collective winnings

For they had gambled on the devolution of Man

And now were counting the winners purse