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Evolving Democracy

The greatest democracy to ever exist, 
The democracy that fought to survive,
Is bigger than any country on Earth, 
It’s governed by a healthy sex drive,

Where each generation reproduces itself, 
Electing somebody who’s fitter,
Replacing the old, with one in a million, 
Where one sperm is elected the winner.

And the old governing body falls by the side, 
Making room for the healthy new hearts,
In every species, all over the world, 
From humans to peacocks to sharks,

The greatest democracy to ever exist, 
To be perfect after every election,
Is nature itself, in an evolving democracy, 
The democracy of Natural Selection.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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March 12, 2018 at 11:28 PM
I really like this one Lewis. Survival of the fittest unless you live in America. Bullets can't tell ones age or health before they kill.
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