Years ago,

What was just depiction,

We now know,

Is not fiction.

Mechanical animals,

Seemed laughable,

Impractical,

But now they’re factual,

Downright palpable,

But not infallible.

They’re slow and loud,

Too pricey to make crowds,

Not even endowed,

With body shrouds.

Limbs twisted,

Moving pistons,

Exposed systems,

Soon to be,

Big business.

Mechanical mules,

Climbing like cats,

In need of fuel,

That isn’t grass.