Niward by Jim Gustafson

What if Darwin was dyslexic
and got it all wrong?
We are the evolver
and they are the evolved?
What if things sprang from us
and progress isn’t more but less?
What if nature is a bargain hunter
looking for the least and making
the most of it?
What if we are the complicated
and are waiting to be simplified?
What if monkeys are most advanced
and human arms are growing longer?
What if walking on two feet is a start
and walking on all fours is the finish?
What if all science is looking back
and we move on?

Jim Gustafson’s most recent book, Driving Home, was published by Aldrich Press in 2013 and is a 2013 Pushcart Prize Nominee. He holds an MFA from the University of Tampa, teaches at Florida Gulf Coast University and lives in Fort Myers, Florida, where he reads, writes, and pulls weeds.
http://www.jimgustafson.com