The Sperm That Came Second

 
You swam a splendid race, my lad,              
as fast as any fish!              
The gun went Bang! and out you sprang              
and gave your tail a swish,              
            
then moving swiftly, up you went,              
the leader of the pack,            
you led the field, you did not yield,              
and never once looked back.          
          
The single thought was in your head        
that, like a flying dart,          
you would not fail, you would impale        
and enter that egg's heart,          
            
but tragedy, alas, it came,              
as it is wont to do,              
you banged your head against that egg –              
a sperm had beaten you!              
            
A mournful tear rolled down your face,              
the saddest sight to see,              
but had you won, not been undone,              
I wonder who I'd be.              
 
 
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