We are the result of a hero’s quest
The biology books seem to tell us
The product of one single conqueror sperm
Leaving millions of also-rans jealous
An alpha-male gamete that outran the rest
Stormed the castle, and brought things to term.
It’s a well crafted hero myth--still, it’s a myth
And the actual story is more strange:
Gametes that collaborate get to be born
(Versed in the language of protein exchange);
Swap ions to activate each other with,
Sharing all things in order to spawn.
It was working together that made me and you--
Well, that, and a few trillion bacteria too
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