christopher clauss
Spontaneous Generation
They once taught their children
houseflies came from meat
Everyone knew this
to be true
so it wasn’t questioned
Until it was
Francesco Redi put some gauze
over a jar of meat
and shifted the discourse
Today they believe
we are all supposed to be happy
Every movie and love song
takes this as foundation
as more than obvious
What if we aren’t
and some genius tomorrow
puts some prozac in a clown shoe
and shifts the discourse yet again
Will they be okay with crying
Will they say they saw it coming
1 May, 2022