Science?

I had an idea,
Quite startling it seemed,
So I wrote it down.
Could it be true?
Now what do I do?

I did some study,
Hypothesis I wrote,
Method of experiment
A suitable test,
And conclusion next.

My idea was that,
Elephants could fly,
My method of testing,
Drop them from the sky.
My idea was that,
This drug could cure,
It looks like a poison,
But how can I be sure?

My idea has changed,
Now I'll follow it through,
Coz no test is necessary,
To deliver the truth.
I never needed that sort of proof.

Let those who know,
Take to the fore,
Those without reason,
Fall to the floor.
Coz the human mind,
Can figure for itself,
And know without testing,
What’s good for its health.

I don't need to tell you,
What you are doing is wrong.
Think it all the way through,
Your mind is that strong.
Maybe you'll make money,
By taking their life,
But the money will bring you,
Nothing but strife.

© - Joanne Mitchinson 21/11/07

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