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Eugenics Benefits

Insatiable - Quest For Perfection historically
From The Republic of Plato's Socrates
Offspring with high intelligence, comradery
Athletic, science minded, co operative 

Tailor made 8 cell diagnosis selects finest
Anxious embryo developer keen to accelerate 
Pleasurable reflection held in liquid nitrogen 
White gold filled syringe holder operates 

Selective patronage of top notch chromosones
Sought out the prestige of Nobel Bank of Sperm
Files boasted outstanding bio father credentials 
Mothers maintain reputation of ability to discern 

Nobel's demise came in failure to maintain stock
Eugenics launched acceptance of IVF technology 
Petered genius imput, deposits from general flock 
Duped recipients faithfully awaited tiny prodigies 

Varied outcomes, 215 proclaimed, now adults
Demonstrate unclear connection between elite
Genes giving invincible humans as sure result
Driven by nurture to thrive, rationale incomplete 




9th September 2020

Kai Michael Neumann, Sponsor
Clutching At Straws

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David Kavanagh

Date: 9/10/2020 3:46:00 PM

Hi Sigrid Pristine spotless pedantically written unlike the idealistic failed eugenics scam and experiment you portray in this excellent poem, very well thought out and processed like a computer, thank my stars I wasn’t around in Germany during the war or they’d have put me down for sure, wrong color hair cheers David

Sigrid Ermine
Date: 9/10/2020 4:07:00 PM

The rates of sterilisation are shocking. I didn't realise! Around 65 000 (many just kids) in the USA alone, most in the 1920's,1930's. Oh, love, thankfully we live now...!