An apple isn't ontologically
A worm, but I'll be cautious during snack
-time, chomping little. Biologically,
We're allied -- apple, worm, and I. I lack
The spine to note that apple is the alien,
While worm, my second cousin (once removed
From vertebration) -- he should get mammalian
Rapport. Perhaps he does. Since I'm unmoved
By crunchy skin and yellow flesh, a bloated
Sex organ hybridized and shipped, organic
Or not, unbruised or dented, clean or coated
In FDA-approved detergents, panic
-deficient, he gets eaten, while the eerie
And wriggly fellah tests my catholic theory.
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