there are lists as long as
Miles of arms
terribly toxic
sprayed into the air
belching out of crop spreaders
from farms
who are aware
pilots leave the workers picking peppers
down below
In Florida in all that heat
Most from Mexico
the workers drenched in silver coloured
god knows what, for they
may suffer endocrine disruption
in the broad light
of the day
suffering imbalances knowing not really why
the shit came gushing down on them
Straight out of the sky
i followed the plane and when it came down
asked the pilot why
he hadnt cleared the field before he sprayed
his answer they were Just Mexicans
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.