Jules: This poem seems dark.
Andrei: It's a good counterbalance to the lighter stuff. A certain amount of shock saves us from complacence. Too much, however, can immobilize.
Soo: I don't mind gloom if a solution is suggested. Dis poem, however, seems noir & resigned t oblivion – it's utterly hopeless.
Ellesha: Every dilemma has solutions if we're creative.
Philyra: That's naive. In some scenarios checkmates or stalemates do occur.
Ocean Dumping - an art work by T Newfields

Macro economic indicators suggest dat
dumping kreates a long-term mezz
kaus what kums aroond goez round &
isn't dis planet integrated anyweigh?

If yoo don't see how dah seaz konnect
tah all things dan perhips yer progeny will get dah
point kaus whin deir chromosomes go kapp-boink
dudes 'll start bekumin' münsterz
proud ah dare techno-junk
dat kreates miracles ah wealth für a few
bahh also unexpected hunks

Perhaps den
it'z gad tah raw-member
whad sum now blatantly seigh –

Hey, what's wrong with a few tricyclic aromatics
err chlorinated benzenes?

Who said a little methyl mercury wazz a problem
err dat we kan't handle hydro-furans anywuzz?

Won't a bit ah asbestos make yah better 'n
promote new industrial opportunities?

Yep. Yep. Yep.

Sounds ridiculous –
bahh our ackshions muck it true

So let tuzz offer slurriezz ah praise
tah short-sided market industrial waste
& sing dump loads ahh joy
tah dah future perfect conjunction
ahh "debased"

Alleluia! need mure paenz tah greed?
we're komposing superb kredos
& polyphonies ta stupidity.

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