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B i o l o g y<br />

Ode to My<br />

Digestive Tract<br />

by Stephanie<br />

Thompson<br />

BIO 2402: Anatomy and Physiology II. During a lab<br />

practical exam, students ended up with about 8<br />

minutes of wait time. The lab practical exam was<br />

about <strong>the</strong> digestive and reproductive systems so<br />

I suggested that <strong>the</strong>y use <strong>the</strong> wait time to write a<br />

poem about one of <strong>the</strong> systems. Stephanie’s “Ode”<br />

demonstrates quick wit, creativeness, and <strong>the</strong><br />

humorous side of science.<br />

Kathryn Gronlund<br />

My digestive system is <strong>the</strong> best,<br />

it’s hard at work while I’m at rest.<br />

Before bedtime I give it a healthy snack,<br />

in <strong>the</strong> morning mass peristalsis gives it right back.<br />

Food for feces may seem a bad exchange,<br />

but it works for us even though it seems strange.<br />

Were it ever to leave me I’d be in a bad way,<br />

not only would I cry, but I’d die <strong>the</strong> same day.<br />

I love every structure from my liver to my cecum,<br />

we work well toge<strong>the</strong>r so I intend to keep <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

9<br />

W r i t i n g A c r o s s t h e C u r r i c u l u m

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