X-Ray Poem by Rajesh Thankappan

Let us take an X-ray
An X-ray of our time
Where chemicals and plastics are dumped on the earth
And we think it as no great crime.

Now, let us examine the air
The air that all of us are bound to respire
It is full of pollutants
Since we seldom take adequate care.

Coming down to water
That courses down our rivers of late
Aren't they filled up with pollutants
And untreated industrial waste?

With the diagnosis done what is the prognosis
Prognosis for the human race?
Will we be robbed of good health
In this materialistic age?