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Parasitism

An example of unilateral symbiosis would be parasitism such as any mycosis. Within you could live a bacterium or virus. To me, it is beneficial. To you, dangerous. The form could also be manifest within a cyst. I shall dominate no matter how much you resist. My descendents shall multiply so prodigiously. They shall consume all your resources liberally. Medicine will keep making moves seeming quixotic. They affect your body and mind with a narcotic. All the end results will prove themselves to be tragic. A "panacea", also called a "magic bullet", will always be ineffective each time you try it. As I nestle within your internal dominions, I become the central topic of your opinions. No matter how much anyone will atone and pray, I and my subjects will control more of you each day. We are here to stay, and we will never go away. Our stand is unyielding. No matter how much you try, the dominance in you continues until you die.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 3/5/2011 9:12:00 AM
Well conveyed message, Robert. Mutually beneficial symbiosis is wonderful and some of the bacteria really do help us. Really thought the rhyme was clever, especially "quixotic" and "narcotic." You put a lot of thought into this one and it shows! Bravo. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/4/2011 11:54:00 PM
a very insightful piece that really is a defining truth,,we have so many diseases today, some real ,,some imagined though if imagination goes to the extreme they may become real as well,,this is an excellent piece from looking from the inside out of the human body,,wonderfully penned,,,,,Blessings..Cecil
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