Jumping Genes

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My hands are frozen again
It’s a habit that I have yet to grow accustomed to
I try not think about it- 
Yet this tingle rip my pours as I lay down 
Reflecting over the history of baby breath, old hand and an apple that reached out 
and caused The Fates
 to cut strings, 
into chaos. 
 
My senescence is the cause of   
                               
            
                                      J<sup>um</sup> Ping G<sup>e</sup>n <sup>e</sup> s
                     
Like a grandfather clock 
It knows me all to well 
Custom made with the craziness of my world 

tears to smiles 
Pleasure 
to pain 
Sometimes are one and the same

And why it is that when you laugh 
The world becomes warm 
And I sink deeply into my coded skin 
While my toes tingle restlessly 
To a pale faced moon. 

Are we
Feeling robots 
Out reached and stretching beyond our fathers? 
               
Does God J<sup>um</sup>p as we? 

Or is it simply the cause of mechanics. 

Some ask how a scientist can believe in God, 
I believe science is a simple measure of God’s language
       
As it j <sup>um</sup>ps from one paradox to the next.

NikeAGoGo

Well I tried subscript in HTML and that failed so that is the first thing i need to figure out. I also tried <SPAN style="vertical-align:super"> that didn't work.
if anyone can help me with how to subscript it would be amazing!

Secondly, this is about the new scientific discovering how personality formation as it relates to our genetics (all related to epigenetics..i.e. jumping genes.
The reason why I want the subscripts is of course because it ties into mathematics and the I like the whole zen Buddhist ties with UM (Aum) but also to the pauses in speech which kinda mimic the way the genes jump...again this might be a far stretch for some so I want to know if this is out reaching... to the exponent e (often called the natural exponent and one of the more important functions in math)...which is in Jumping and Genes.

The reason for all of this is that I wanted to write something entertaining, thoughtful, and existential in nature while combining my thoughts on God, science and the self. I know..big task for a small space and I have always been overly ambiguous. Any thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated.

Oh and just for clarifications

The lines..are meant to read as

My senescence is the cause of

Jumping Genes (with "um" and the two "e" 's written in subscripts)

electrictiger

Lyla, I am quite taken with this poem, most especially this -

Reflecting over the history of baby breath, old hand and an apple that reached out
and caused The Fates
to cut strings,
into chaos.

NikeAGoGo

Thank you. its a hard one to write..mostly because epigenetics is not particularly a sexy topic..but I'm happy you enjoyed it Smile