Oxygen Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

Oxygen is a gas
colorless, odorless
it is essential for
photosynthesis,
respiration
and fire.
it is the key chemical element
for sustaining terrestrial life.

The nature has provided it free
unlimited
in the troposphere
everywhere in the world
mixed with nitrogen
and other useful gases
for the existence of life in this planet
no oxygen means
no life in the world.

Yet … we, the human being
misuse it
we separate oxygen from the air
through cryogenic, PSA or VSA process
fill in the bottles
with higher pressure
and preserve it for medical use
military use
we use it like terrorist
for destruction.

We bottle it for warplane engines
for pilot's respiration
at higher altitude
to drop warheads
For destroying people
and civilization
as done in Japan, Vietnam, Iraq....