Life As A Parasite?

I had a dream behind my eyes
where I shrunk to microscopic size
water passed through linear osmosis
an amoeba ate me through phagocytosis
E. Hartmanni and I danced the night away
then binary fissioned until the break of day
E. Histolytica thought I was its prize
in this strange dream behind my eyes

— infinite_dwarf, Sep 23, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: North Carolina, USA, USA

Favorite Poets: E.A. Poe, Lewis Carroll, Charles Bukowski, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlenghetti.

Critiques

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Jess

You my girl are clever and have a wonderful mind my daughter is a budding scientist I hope shes like you one day, shes actually just started doing credits for uni and thats still three yrs away and trying her hand at poetry , by the way awesome poem Jess I loved it lol sorry to ramble its the middle of the night and yeah (hug) Love and higgest bugs Jayne P.S was talking to our friend he seems happier

Candlewitch

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Jess-Dwarf

LOL! Quite clever, and made me laugh. If this is what your dreams are like, what are you eating before you go to bed? On your questions: I like your theme and enjoyed it immensely. The pacing was good and the logic is sound. Always, Cat

Seren

16 years 8 months ago

BIG SMILE Congrates on

***BIG SMILE*** Congrates on spotlight Jess , I am so glad to see it here I thought it was wonderful .... love and higgest bugs Jayne

Quillsvein1

16 years 8 months ago

wow

this is a science yet also fiction, minute kind of deal you've got going on here: certain areas of your s (c) ellves travelling in different dimensions in a very subtle way. very good, very excellent. congrats! GB

Ink Dragon

16 years 8 months ago

Jess,

I couldn't believe it when I saw your title! I scribbled down these two words just a couple of days ago, was thinking of fashioning them into a poem: parasite, symbiontic. But I'm glad you beat me to it, this is much better (and more scientific) an approach than what I would have written. Yours, ~Nina

deelilah

16 years 8 months ago

Hi Jess

An amusing little science lesson---made me want to look up the scientific words. I think you're staying up late studying science, right? The terms are sitting right there behind your eyelids, ready to jump into your dreams, if you should every decide to go to sleep. I thought the rhyme worked well. All in all it was a nice, catchy, think if you want, poem. Always, Deelilah

infinite_dwarf

16 years 8 months ago

Thank you ladies and gents!

The inspiration for this was my parasitology class that I'm taking for my degree. Looking at these little buggers underneath a microscope gave birth to their very own poem. I'm glad to see that it has worked for so many people! Thank you all for your visits and comments - they're much appreciated. ~Jess K. ----------------------- "There was no promise made, the part you played, the chance you took. There's no way out of here, when you come in you're in for good." - David Gilmour

Candlewitch

16 years 8 months ago

Dear Jess-Dwarf

We haven't heard from you for awhile. I was missing you, so I stopped by to see if you had posted anything new. How are you doing and how is school? Always, Cat

Race_9togo

16 years 8 months ago

LOL

My sons and I are starting microscopy in our home school next week, and this hits the nail squarely on the scientific microscopic head! Only criticism I have is that it aint long enough! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race