The mitochondrial way
Mitochondria
has maternal instinct for life
Orphaned bacteria in great oxidation
It decided to settle inside a cell
Shredding itself to cradle life
From each breath I take it tenderly pluck the O2
From the food I eat it sort out the sun for H
The motherly nourishing vitals
Create ions to make me feel for things
My thoughts rise like quantum ghosts from ancient proton gradient
A primordial substrate in hydrothermal vents of chaotic earth
Meanwhile a miracle of ATPase
Explore vast genetic space of life
A rare mishap of bacteria and archaea as eukaryotes
Sparks in mitochondrial glow
In a flow of inspiration
Involuntary matrilineal wisdom of matter itself
From heart to lungs to brain to little toe
They integrate me to myself
Connect me to the world
