man. man is a god
by self-proclamation.
stem cell research pending,
bionic regeneration
forthcoming. slowly ascending
to the climax

of infallibility. god is dead,
so it has been declared.

dress the clinics and labs
in bronze, serve the flesh
of subjects on silver platters,
and render the red cross
gold. we have a death
to celebrate, and a life to live.

let us worship and pray
in the name of what is
manufactured

for the greater good
of this short-sighted humanity.