Ideophage

Ah, which cycle is culture
Up to these days, the lytic
Or lysogenic? Drilling

Into skulls, burrowing deep,
Lurking while carried along,
Or poking holes in thoughts’ walls

To burst a self entirely?
Funny little hungry phage
With no metabolism

To call its own. Alien
On its own planet, culture
Is, cumulative culture

That is. Happy invader,
Hopping into your head now.