Serf’s Blood
Science tests have searched our blood/ and found a gene that makes men fat./ A third of the nation has it,/ destined to be large and slow.

Joseph Farley edited Axe Factory for 24 years. His books include Suckers, For the Birds, and Longing for the Mother Tongue (March Street Press).
Science tests have searched our blood/ and found a gene that makes men fat./ A third of the nation has it,/ destined to be large and slow.