structures in common application

the scurrying centipede–– touch of adenine,

                    drizzle of guanine,

                    pinch of cytosine,

                    hint of thymine,

not far removed from the salt of man, scampers

mostly on a diagonal line–– doesn't turn on a dime,

and what's to be done is–– lead

the common swatter into it after determining

where the centipede will be at the moment of impact.

clean-up’s a breeze with a little spritz

of household bleach containing a salt of its own.

that would be: one atom each of

                    sodium,

                    chlorine and

                    oxygen.