Anatomy

The human body,

Strong, light, dependable.

Inside alive.

Surges of life and possibility

Containing the blueprint for a new human being.

Exactly twenty-three chromosomes

inherited from mother,

And exactly twenty-three from father,

Creating a unique combination like no other.

Fertile years

Holding four hundred chances to make a baby,

To see shiny reflections in the newborn's eyes

as they take their first look into the world,

To create life.