The tale of a life begins
before the life itself,
before the first breath,
the first spark,
for account must be taken
of genetics, culture;
trappings of nature, nurture
On behalf of the being human,
decisions there loom
round the bend
that will assess
disease and dis-ease
and determine, to direct evolution,
any "genetic injustice"
To assess what human traits
ought to survive and evolve
means to assume
the value of the diverse,
and to presume
what is, what is not
perverse
There is at stake more
than evolutionary enhancement,
but also the integrity of
the individual,
the person,
the human being
authentic
