Don't Drink the Water!

Have you heard of a recent disaster?

If not, let me give you a hint:

It has to do with polluted water

And a well-known Michigan city called Flint.

 

For a year and a half, state officials

Ignored complaints of contamination

And downplayed the possible dangers

That lead would have on the population.

 

As a cost-saving measure the leaders

Had switched up Flint's water supply

To the corrosive Flint River, causing

A problem that we cannot deny.

 

With no corrosion controls in place,

The water became poisoned with lead

That leached from pipes into the system

And made the water brownish red.

 

When officials--elected or state-appointed--

Brush aside people's complaints

And put children's lives in danger,

What an ugly picture that paints!

 

To cut costs, sometimes our leaders

Make a decision, often the wrong one.

Their great wisdom ultimately

Ends up costing us more in the long run.

 

(1-23-16)