The history

of the future

was always

fantastical.

We’re

looking forward

to future

history

imagined 

like a fable,

when the able

are included

and each human’s

ability

is a form of mobility

with support

as we comport

ourselves

with decency.

Well,

that’s one 

version,

or perversion,

depending on

how you read

or don’t.

Future history

lacks mystery.

It is created

now and then

interpreted

or forgotten.

or disregarded,

or banned—

experience 

be damned!

Learning 

is a spiral.

So is progress,

and I confess

that I had 

no idea

we were so

susceptible

to what seems

incredible

and not

credible–

now

an unimaginable

future history.

The lessons

of stories

from the bible

and myths

of the ancients

and Shakespeare

and Aesop

and all cultures

everywhere

forever,

warn of evil

forces

embodied,

calling up

the hero’s

journey

that Joseph Campbell

taught 

is universal

always.

Supernatural

Beings

are part of

the story of

human history

as Superpower

thinking

includes playing 

God, 

while Superhero

fantasies

consume

the stories 

we tell

and sell

across 

the globe.

Meanwhile

we are dying

of consumption.

So is Earth.

And we learn

history

happened

without us. 

It’s not our fault.

We want more.

We want better.

But we know

better.

Future history

is this. 

And us.