Two souls, entered
Rented the same uterus
One came six years after the other
A much awaited
Much celebrated
Right chromosomal combination
But with the Y comes a lot of baggage
Don’t ask me why
The Genetic expert is no longer alive
He incidentally left behind a WHY??
Back to the souls
Who rented the same uterus
One reaped the benefits
Took rather than gave to the landlord and landlady
Its chromosomal combination
Nurtured in culture of chauvinism
Born with unlimited credit
Limited skin pigmentation
An uncommon iris helps
Whereas the first tenant
XX in jeans and gene
Came with excessive baggage
And is still paying
For facilities and utilities
That she never got to use
The landlord, bereft of his lands
Poor in everything but pride
Extracts his last pound from the first tenant
A surety a deposit
Having forfeited everything
He has no compunctions
Using his genetic credit card
To wrangle
Last moment security
A last favour to live in dignity
In doing so the old landlord does not care
If the first tenant loses her all
After all it is the Y that matters
Do not ask me why
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