The powers that be picked a site
Across the field from a playground.
A plant was built, shiny and bright,
Guaranteed to be safe and sound.
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So sad what greed does to society's innocent ones. You captured it in this poem. How sad to lose a child to cancer all because of toxic waste. It sure will be nice if one day we all just go back to the simpler times or at least try to make an effort to not need so much stuff and be more simplistic in the way we live. Sincerely, Connie Webb
Great metaphor of being damned, indifferent attitudes concerning human life, many die.