Lead Poisoning Poems | Examples


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Premium Member Do Not Drink Tap Water

  The so-called "scientists" don't know jack.
    Tune out CNN journalists and abandon
 The network. It's a mine of misinformation.
Completely reject science; it's totally whack;
    Don't believe everything you see or hear.

   Whatever you do, do not drink tap water.
 The fluoride the previous administrations 
     Mixed in it, a cognitive frequency trap.
   It has to be! My fellow illuminati said so! 
  Tap water teems with parasitic amoeba.

 It's the quickest way to a wicked diarrhea 
      And a host of other untold ailments.
     Ah, yes! Watch out for lead poisoning, 
Which killed so many folks in Flint, Michigan.
   What? Have you been living under a rock?

        Watch out for that abdominal pain 
    And bloody stool. Oh, you better believe 
   It was well documented on the dark web. 
   I'm more informed than the intelligentsia.
          Trust me, do not drink tap water.

     It contains bacteria and more mercury 
      Than you'll find in a great white shark. 
  Only drink bottled water, the Aquafina kind! 
     Wake up, smell the coffee, you sheeple,
      And get with the illuminati program!

Premium Member Race to the bottom

It’s a crooked slope 
that leads to hell 
and I’m riding it 
Stance Goofy

Those Regulars
that believe they aren’t, 
are way out in front 
tripping over themselves 
polishing and buffering the way 

So I must be putting 
the right foot forward 

Besides, I also carry a mascot 
and fail safe 
It’s a goldfish in a bag 
who never moves his left fin

He’s showing more zip
in his tail of recent 
since I started feeding him
those highly energised 
copper and black batteries 

He won’t be going down 
anytime soon 
except maybe with 
lead poisoning 

I prefer lithium myself 
it’s much lighter 
and makes my collapse 
easier to stomach 

*               *              *

life wearing braces 
whilst holding a bag of fish 
be happy with me 

By
David Kavanagh

Premium Member The California Condor


Ten thousand years ago he roamed free
He was king of the sky on both coasts
Now his kind is just clinging to life
Only about 160 birds left to boast

Lead poisoning led to his decline
That, and the predation of man
Now, sadly, he's raised in a cage
Protected as much as we can

With a wing span of up to 9 feet
His bald head seems far to small
But in flight he's quite spectacular
For in the air he's not ugly at all

Each little egg is a treasure
As we try to hold on to the past
We try to play surrogate mother
In hopes their species will last..........

      

The centering instruction "kinda" worked...


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