Universal factor of transformism Son of teleological matter In abundance or in squalor Worm, his darkly baptized name He never invokes harsh exorcism In his daily, funereal task And lives in union with bacteria Free from anthropomorphic disguise Feasts on the rot of bitter fruits Dines on the dropsy, gnaws lean entrails And from fresh corpses swells the hand Ah! For him the rotting flesh remains And in the wealth of matter’s inventory His offspring inherit the largest share! Universal factor of transformism Son of teleological matter He never invokes harsh exorcism In his daily, funereal task Worm, his darkly baptized name Feasts on the rot of bitter fruits Dines on the dropsy, gnaws lean entrails And from fresh corpses swells the hand Ah! For him the rotting flesh remains And in the wealth of matter’s inventory His offspring inherit the largest share! In abundance or in squalor And from fresh corpses swells the hand And lives in union with bacteria And in the wealth of matter’s inventory His darkly baptized name, the God-worm