A REIGN OF GAIN,,.A PAIN OF REIGN

My birth greeted with glee, the talk of the universe,

Colors dazzled the eye, wonderful  to sight with all thrills

Shapes and sizes amazing, were taken by surprise,

Born to serve the mankind, in all shapes and fills.

 

Bakelite was my grandpa, the polymers, my nucleus,

Myriads of monomers  and polymers, all in my spine,

Darling of the world over, my stature grew endless,

Pride of the nations, my strides indeed leaping fine.

 

Lifespan too long and toxic, guns now behind my neck,

Polymer my invincible foe, all sought  my extinction,

Every hand that fondled me, longed to see my back,

Strewn, crushed and mangled beyond recognition.

 

Designed to reign at birth, now arraigned to resign,

Better things in life, says nature, taste bitter in future,

Now recycled to push more in an untenable terrain,

Never be proud of your stars, humility is thy final gain.