Today's prompt is to take a common phrase, take the opposite of it, and then use that as inspiration for a poem.
Indifference birthed the dog
They say
Indifference birthed the dog
That's really odd to say
That such a nice creature
could be created in such a way.
"Ah but," the scientists say,
"evolution is indifferent;
wouldn't you say?"
Scientist to scientist, I think you're wrong
Because in a different verse of that same song,
You pontificate that great phrase
'Survival of the fittest'
That is the way
That natural selection occurs.
And survival of the fittest
Is really just taking a positive spin
of
Discontinuance of the unsuitable
Which is just quite grim.
And furthermore,
to anyone who believes
"Curiosity killed the cat"
I hope you are answered with a resounding chorus of:
"Knowledge brought him back."
Without curiosity where would we be?
No one would question anything.
Scientists would not be around
To elaborate on why some fossils can't be found.
Curiosity is beneficial
And I think we can all concur
That indifference is bad
And if you are indifferent on the matter,
well then
that's quite sad.
Happy poem-ing,
Sharon
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