One drop of poison is all it takes

To make you shy from the well

No test, no anecdotal evidence

Will make you certain of safety

The heart is not a scientist,

It does not measure carefully or

Check concentrations against LD50 charts or

Monitor its own symptoms

Throw out all of it, the chemicals,

Disinfectants, pesticides, all the old water.

It won’t matter.

Every drop will whisper

Don’t you remember?

What else have they put in

When you weren’t looking?

And you can still drink.

God, you can drown yourself in it,

But you’ll know deep down

It’s killing you.