This poem came out of the January 5, 2010 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by
janetmiles. (The numbers in the last line are supposed to be subscript. Does anyone know how to do that in LJ?) A
photo-illustration for this poem is now visible.
Certified Oxymoronic
In case
you were
wondering
why it's important
to fund science education
it's so that you won't ever
have a label that says
Certified Carbon-free
on a package of
C12H22O11.