Evolution Simplified
It began with a replicator
probably in the sea
an insignificant little cray-tor
much tinier than a bee
Didn't have mouth or teeth
or a fancy Latin name
not even a will to out-compete
others exactly the same
But nought is really perfect
mistakes can easily arrive
so, sadly the odd defect
meant some did not survive
Yet some had good errors
and these did well and thrived
passed their wee advantage
to their offspring born alive
And so it went on and then
aeons drifted past
on and on without end
until we came here at last
And while we contemplated
man's place in this celestial scheme
We discovered it ain't that complicated
We're just variations on a theme
So when you look towards the sky
scratch your had or scrunch yer nose
Imagine that if you were to die
all you'd do is decompose
Copyright © Declan Molloy | Year Posted 2015
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