Untangled Chains from Volume II by Ruminations

I’ve got/ so many helixes/ there must be many songs
Press a button/ let the genetic jukebox play
A distant ancestor’s lament/ maybe sung in Farsi

Hold a microphone close/ or better yet plug me in
Stream me live/ during Baptism or Bar Mitzvah
Just don’t fast forward me/ through the tracks you don’t like
Genotypes that weren’t invited
That might make Grandma squirm

So spit in the cup (give up some blood)
Untangle your chains
Arrange where to send
All your, mortal remains

Own your genome/ and everyday’s a holiday
In some strand somewhere
Sometimes 2 on the same day/ which makes me think
Sickness doesn’t come from germs
It’s nucleotides fighting it out
Making claims for the homeland

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