The Gene Meme Machine Scene

by

David S. Ullery

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The backyard keeps its grass in a lawn,

But not Straight.

Wild, white flowers with roses,

Gather around its rounded edge on one side.

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The gene,

Meme,

Survival machine,

Enters the backyard scene;

To exercise,

To clean.

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The yard is now Straight.

The wild,

White flowers,

The roses;

They remain.

The lawn,

The machine;

They are trim.