BY BRUCE MORTON
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So, the article says that it is already
In our blood, already in our breast
Milk, and placentas. We are born to it
And bear it as it nurtures convenience.
Now we are told, that it may even be
In our brains. What to think? What
Will I learn as my brain’s plasticity
Is extended. Will I mind nano-thoughts
As I forget what, and that, I was thinking?
Will my various plastic parts or their
Plastic sum degrade me more slowly?
Now that I am Plastic Man, am I immortal?
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Bruce Morton divides his time between Montana and Arizona. He is the author of two poetry collections: Planet Mort (FootHills, 2024) and Simple Arithmetic & Other Artifices (2014). A chapbook, Olive-drab Khaki Blues, is forthcoming from FootHills Publishing. His poems have appeared in many online and print venues. He was formerly dean at the Montana State University library.
Well said. And cleverly done.