Soul's Domain

Inside out

It is natural in the body
For one part to dominate and inhibit another.

You might remember from high school science
Mendel’s genetic dominant and recessive traits?

This dominance started at the foundation
Of your first moments in a body.

Did you pick the brown eyes from your ancestral library?
Or blue?  Or green?  Or gold?

It developed in your body’ chosen expressions:
Height, strength, sexual equipment, nose shape, skin color.

Your immune cells were taught to 
Recognize and conquer invaders before you were walking.

Every cell in your body has been under surveillance itself,
Expressing participation in the union, or submitting to death.

Your brain cells keep careful control of your thoughts.
The stronger and more practiced circuits dominate the weaker ones.

Any athlete, artist, or rocket scientist knows this.
They harness this practice to grow stronger and refine their work.

If you’d like to appreciate what you’ve practiced most
Listen to the chaos in your head when you try something new.

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So why do I feel so appalled and upset
When I see people try to dominate and suppress one another?

We’ve been doing it throughout history.
From our first moments in bodies.

Even some of the other kingdoms: plants, fungi and bacteria do this
Shouldn’t I just think this is a natural way to be?