You know this whole process of birth
has never been an easy thing
ever the bloody mess of gravestones and orphans
ridiculous mothers and driven fathers
expectant of a grand opus and opulence
unaware that not every son or daughter
can grow to be the harried doctor
waiting on a bolt of lightning
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we sometimes wonder how Frankenstein
even with his burgeoning desire
with his burning need to spark a life
from out of darkness
never saw the monster coming