From the unseen to the perceptible
Life expressions would be impossible
Strictly from genes, living doth fully blossom
All that follows coded from their bosom
Merely four bases, infinities flourish
Graceful alphabet, pairs justly cherished
Multiplicity ever unbridled
Homogeneities stay unheeded
From beginnings simplex to highly complex
Genes direct and guide life’s annex
Infinite varieties, essences imprinted
On each creature, uniquely created
Ingenuity exemplified
Creativity epitomized
Originality personified
Progression sanctified
Permanence certified
Replication ratified
Yes, all’s in a package, all’s a mere bale
Thrown on the laps of our destinies, nailed
For genes giveth life, so too life they taketh
Just one mutation and cancer awakes
Killing the host and its self to forsake
It too must live regardless of the stakes
Life, ailments, defects or coveted health
Directed by genes from birth till death
Encoded therein are myriads of traits
But are choices, between love and hate
So deeply embedded as to obviate
Transcendence, to choose the paths we take?
Enter Humans with eyes on the prize
For greed, they tamper with Nature’s eyes
Little do they know what lies well beyond
With myopia ‘n quick fix they respond
Seeking imagined joys where none exist
Searching far and wide for glories, they persist
From bell curves to fruits, tinkering Nature
What ain’t broke, fixing her to erasure
‘Tis wanton, boundless greed in need of fixing
Morphing hydra-like, all in its path yielding
Were love to grow thus, pains ‘n suffering
Transform into peace, concord now reigning
Look hard as we might, no greater wonders
Surpass those within us should we ponder
Empathize with mankind, whose joys now ours
Partaking of the pleasures of giving
Unconditioned by expecting their doling
Lest we refute their own bliss in ceding
How many codes do we need in life?
To grasp her secrets without strife
Rising in wisdom where modesty is might
Cohabit with Nature accepting without fight
For amity to swamp our essence with light
Fight your own shadows, in life I’ll delight
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