His charismatic virus
trying to find a host
to riddle with this malevolent force.
It once had bacteria—
the generous kind.
Now,
it is unrecognizable;
a creature I don’t know.
Getting answers to those things
that can’t be explained
by the union of water and myth.
Will the answers be found?
Or have they always been there?
Emmanuelle Parmelee, Grade 12