The Spiral Staircase
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The spiral staircase of life well defines
if hair is red and eyes are colored gray.
It is a twisted lattice we can’t climb,
the mystery of cells called DNA.
Each rung within the spiral carries data,
so important to the chromosomal cell
a roadmap to the now and then the later.
A microscopic story it will tell.
A double helix work of godly art
composed of molecules and acids,
genetic program for the mind and heart
alongside proteins and lipids.
It truly is the spiral of all spirals
in that without it, we’d have no life at all.
It is proof we are walking, living miracles
and our DNA has histories to recall.
6/16/20
'Spiral' Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Copyright © Janis Thompson | Year Posted 2020
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