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
 
as single-minded on you sped
just like a flying dart,  
with swishing tail, you would not fail  
to 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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