For years artists in metal used lead
they made pewter goblets and tin plates
over time,the casual ingestion of heavy metals
produced"lead poisoning"-industrialization compounded
the introduction of chemicals and toxic fluids and vapors
into our bodies that adapt until a threshold is reached
and our remains are placed in lead lined coffins
We live in toxic times-inhaling fumes@gas pumps
wondering why immune deficiencies provide opportunistic infections
Houston's chemical soup skies and refinery waters
define a city built upon a swamp,sending muck into the very air we breathe
Ozone alert days warn us.Mexican bushfires a symbol
There are no borders in air ,and water ends up inside us.
The challenge for our times is detoxification
Same as decommissioning nuclear weapons
and making sure radioactive materials are stored away from all water sources
I will not mention plastics and derivatives therefrom-
they are our modern pewter dilemma-whereby artifacts of domestic use pollute
us to the point of toxicity.We are only human-way past our USE BY date
The threshold has been passed in Fukoshima and Chenobyl
What will we do with this radiation-store it in eternal plastics?
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