Things that copy themselves 
   Are very rare 
Machine-like molecules 
  Stepping up the 
     evolutionary ladder
Over obstacles, unseen

Nothing for the blazing future
   Radio Activated 
      charcoal warriors 
Emboldened the bystanders 
     who have no clue 
Making flawed copies of 
   the faulty narrative 

Stumbling over the 
   Acronyms of life
Blindly slicing with their
   Light sabers of justification 

Freedom 
   the shout
Justice
   the intent
Chaos blooming from all corners 
   of the maggot ridden fields 

Bold is the golden gate of heaven 
   That can only be entered 
By the pure of heart 

Broken is the wheel of time
   Which rarely, but always 
Repeats itself 

September 1, 2024 SGL Brunswick, ME