asbestos
ovenbird Oh, we used to make puppets
with asbestos,”
she told me.
We would mould it around
our fingers
like clay, make little faces,
it would amuse us for hours!”

She knew nothing
of its dangers, but
even if she had,
perhaps
she couldn’t have overcome
the temptation
of its pliable texture.

Given access to mercury
I’m not sure I could stop
myself from rolling it
in my palm,
just to know
what it would
feel like.
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