P is for another Poem

[Wendy Tebay <RosaBosa@xxxxxxx>]

Since I'm starting this EPA letter campaign, I figured I needed some more
poetry ammo, so here's another on the same theme as always:

WT

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"P" IS FOR "PESTICIDE"

P is for Pesticide.
Now what does that mean?
Don't go away,
It remains to be seen.

E is for Earth,
Once beautiful and pristine,
Teeming with Life
Above, Below, and Between.

S is for Soil
Or is it Soul?
Providing the foundation
>From which life springs.

T is for Terra
Another term for Earth,
While Terra-Form represents Man's need
For control o'er her Worth.

I is for Inhabit
As Gaia evolved over time
To accomodate all variety of Life,
Not simply One kind.

C is for Chemical
Both natural and not.
Some serve to create and sustain Life,
Others do Not.

I is for Industry
A creator of Wealth,
Using and Transforming Earth's resources
With little regard for her Health.

D is for Disease
Both natural phenomena
And man-made disaster
As Toxins accelerate formerly normal aging.

E is for End
Is our time near?
Not as long as we fight for
What we hold dear.

P-E-S-T-I-C-I-D-E
The name gives it away.
Anti-life is its sole purpose,
Over all which it is sprayed.

L-I-F-E for ALL Life,
Now that is my battle cry.
So fight it I must
Lest I lie down and die.

Since that is no option
For One born Wild and Free,
This Child of Earth will not be defeated
By One such as Thee.