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POETRY
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little ones are less self-aware -
That is our rationale for experimenting
On them. They have less to regret and
Less to lose,
fearing nothing but pain.
And the pain and anguish to Mommy and Daddy?
No worries.
They are only taken from criminals
Or those
found with a propensity for crime.
Like those
Public Nuisances, or Public Pee-ers,
Those who
pull flowers from their neighbour's gardens,
And those
who scream, and run amok like weeds.
Parents who wish to earmark their children
For experimentation
merely need to ignore
Or neglect
them, and allow them to annoy
Any adult,
preferably an acquisitions officer.
So far we have yielded unparalleled results,
Our 100 year-old
citizens now look and feel
No more than
40, and we have successfully
Implanted
free radical eradicants into the bodies
Of our 150
year-olds.
There is no longer any need for large quantities
Of birth
to sustain population rate. Citizens are
Permitted
to have one child to keep if they pass
The Citizen's
Philosophy Programme with no less
Than A+ for
all 20 modules. Their genes must
Also be given
a stamp of approval from the
Board of
Genetics and Population Control.
When we are finally fit
To inhabit
the Moon and Mars,
Such restrictions
may be lifted.
But for now
and the good of all
Who already
exist, this is the mandate.
Long live humanity.
© 2005 Christina Sng, all rights reserved
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