Poem

Oh, telomerase,
You crafty soul,
Whose life-giving phrase
Like us, gets old
Lets polymerase,
With longlasting hold
Yank out from our fate
Our mortal coil

Syllable Count

5 Oh, telomerase,
4 You crafty soul,
5 Whose life-giving phrase
4 Like us, gets old
5 Lets polymerase,
5 With longlasting hold
5 Yank out from our fate
4 Our mortal coil
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37

First letter of each line, it’s order in the alphabet and mathematical commentary on the role of the telomerase enzyme itself

O Y W L L W Y O =
15(10)25(-2)23(-11)12(0)12(11)23(2)25(-10)15
10(-12)-2(-9)-11(11)0(11)11(-9)2(-12)-10
-12(3)-9(20)11(0)11(-20)-9(-3)-12
3(17)20(-20)0(-20)-20(17)-3
17(-37)-20(0)-20(37)17
-37(37)0(37)37
37(0)37