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Baggage (3rd ending) (Free verse) by INTRANSIT

Such unfortunate things are carried in the genes. A switchblade A ring of unused keys A spare umbilical cord A jolly roger A cat's eye A rabbit's ear A doorknob that came off in the hand. Screaming D.N.A and too many why chromosomes speech impediments extra fingers knees full of arthritis.

Dovina 20-Apr-05/7:58 AM
I like the crosses: genes/jeans, baggage/DNA. Think it would sound less didactic and more homely if you replaced all the "we"'s with "I" or Jonney or the new pope, zodiac, whatever.




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