A Sonnet for Science
Nov 23, 2020
If science is defined as seeking truths
We must ensure empathy as its muse
Always must power be wielded with ruth
In cruel hands, knowledge shall be in abuse
Experimentation can wound or heal
Much as any blade one chooses to wield
Over bit, bot, body, or allele
Moral compass must cover lab to field
Enlightenment ought offer global gains
Shining health and wealth, and from none withheld
Let’s atone the crimes and grimes of past reigns
Let ivory towers be forever felled
Pouring wonders, med’cines from our shared cup
As one people, one planet — we rise up.
