chemistry
triplumbic tetroxide
you’re making me frown
you stood and you watched as
my precipitate came down
vanadium pentoxide
you have converted me too
catalysed the reaction
made SO3 from SO2
potassium permanganate
your oxygen demand
has turned my fingers purple
as i started to titrate
with an indicator’s hand
or black with silver nitrate
or acid red and alkaline blue
so turn off the Bunsen
the H2S generator too
there’s nothing left to do son
the assays are over for you
switch off the extractor
the double distiller H2O
the muffle furnace a factor
across the linoleum floor
dim the lights for the night shift
as the works hums a lullaby or two
the chemistry a rich gift
i’ll leave it here with you
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