7 MAY CHEMICAL CITY

STYRENE BEING THE POISONOUS GAS THAT LEAKED OUT LAST NIGHT ACROSS THE INDIAN CITY OF VISAKHAPATNAM               

SHUT DOWN DURING LOCKDOWN  RE-BOOTING THE FACTORY GOT OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT    

NOW NO TELLING  WHETHER WEARING MASKS   IS KEEPING THE VIRUS IN OR THE CHEMICALS OUT

THIRTEEN FATALITIES SO FAR   WE SHOULD RECALL BHOPAL (1984)

PALL OF GAS RISING FROM UNION CARBIDE’S PLANT   KILLING 4000 OVERNIGHT  AT LEAST ANOTHER THOUSAND  OVER THE YEARS  PLUS DECADES OF DEFORMITY  FROM CONTAMINATED WATER 

CALL IT LOCKDOWN FEVER   STIR CRAZY ZANY  BUT  POLY STYRENE  COMES MORE READILY TO MIND 

JOYFULLY RAUCOUS  PLAYFULLY PUNNING PUNK SINGER WHO TOOK HER NAME FROM A PLASTIC CUP

WHOSE MUSICAL CAREER  MENTAL ILLNESS SOON DISPOSED OF

WISHING THAT FACTORY TOWNS WERE BETTER PROTECTED FROM POISON GAS   

YOURS TRULY  

THE NEWS POET