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DNA dreaming
“When I grow up, I want to be a more complex chain,”
said one DNA molecule to another.
“When I grow up” said the complex chain, “I want to be a cell.”
“That’s not possible is it?!” said the little DNA.
“Your right” said the complex DNA, I was only ‘dreaming’ of being a cell.
“But one day I want to tell that cell exactly what to do.”
“Don’t we already tell the cells what to do!?” said the less complex DNA.
“No we don’t” said the complex one.
“We get told what to do by the big guy.”
“O … you mean ‘god,’ don’t you!?”
“No I mean the big guy that we’re a part of in this human being.”
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5/ Dec/ 2003 © Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au dominicj7@poetry.net.au