In the old days it seemed clear.

A human is a human

A cat is a cat

Time is regular, straight, and linear.

 

It is all confused now.

A human is made up of many different species of bacteria.

A lichen is made up of 5 different species.

What seems like one is really a commune of many.

 

Replacement parts are available

and ever expanding to supplement living matter.

In the future, creation of stories

will revolve around Hal the computer,

the gods, and us, hubrogs.