Property Rights / Jon Lepp
into the bodies, antibiotics consumed,
time passes and antimicrobial
resistance follows,
they simply pay the fine.
into the pools, the fecal soup brews,
time passes and diseases are carried,
they simply pay the fine.
into the plastic, their bodies
concealed,
time passes and freezers are packed,
they simply pay the fine.
into our bellies, the property
consumed,
time passes and our immune system is
blind,
they simply pay the fine.
into the ground, toxic perfume,
time passes and nothing heals,
they simply pay the fine.
into the rivers, the run-off burrows,
time passes and so do the innocent,
they simply pay the fine.
into the air, the gases inhaled,
time passes and goes unnoticed,
they simply pay the fine.
into our bodies, we swallow our shame,
time passes, and we don't heal,
We simply pay the fine.
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