I am
Amused
Beyond a PhD in
This thing
Boys
Wishing to be men
Do
Even as
I prepare to retire
I still research
Now and then
Behind goggles
Sometimes surprised
Always amused
And it’s funny
The chemical
Physical
Biological
Types
That we draw
To this lab
To watch
A few words
Some body language
A hypothesis
You think
That we think
It’s real
That we’ll cry
We think different
And we prefer to laugh
We are scientists
We always find out
Read up on things
Exchange research
We all study
We all share
We all talk
We. all. talk.
Observe
Divide
Mimics from real
The tapestry
The venoms
Potent
Impotent
Of wildest dreams
Woven
Specimen after specimen
Slide after slide
Microscopes
Beakers
Bell jars
Tattered radios
In corners of labs
Play music
Sometimes our favorite songs
As we spank our hands together
Wink at each other
Slough off our lab coats
Call it a day
Go out for a drink
Celebrate results
We are scientists
We always find out
