Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Evolution. Mutation. Recombination. Genetic Drift. These are the genetic strategies of life, Allowing us to cling to our very earthly existence. Virus, one of the ubiquitous forms of life Which constantly remind us of their existence-- Tenaciously meddling in our lives. Vaccination-----Immunization. Our way of guiding evolution, Preventing new viral forms Which ravage our human population. Is it faith in a god which will save us Or a greater common understanding of our methods of science; The latter leading us to rational knowledge Of our ever-present fellow forms of life, Which use us as a medium for their ceaseless subsistence? Oh, deliver us from so unsavory a plight! Frank Maurer 20 November 2021 (Written before the news of the Omicron Variation.)