It's A String Thing (a poem about String Theory)

Five theories of String
Were a muddling thing
'Til the Eleventh Dimension
Brought some comprehension.

Then Science got sneery
Oh dear! The M Theory!
It sounds so inane
We're not just a membrane!

So matter is string - not particles
Enough science articles!
The universe a symphony?
Someone's got it in for me?!

Super gravity seeps
Or maybe it leaks?
Tie a knot in the String!
The Theory of Everything

If parallel universes abound
We'll try and track one down
Think that's too drab?
Build one in your lab!

But don't let it collide
With others inside
Hot doggy do dang
No second Big Bang!

Jonathan Edgington