The plague of new bio labs

http://www.tribnet.com/news/crime_safety/v-printer/story/5021145p-4949553c.html


Located on the most highly traveled 6 lane Rockville Pike/Wisonsin Ave. North of DC is the NIH main campus with 30,000 employees.
100 feet from the road they are building a new class 4 bio war lab.
There was a choice to put it in Frederick MD along with Fort "Detrick" but recent/past spills made the population upitty.

There are 10 biowar labs/depositories within 20 miles of me already.
So what is one more? Its not just one, its dozens more. Many in a town near you.

As Tom Lehrer says if we want any songs about WW III we better write them now...
So here is a song I wrote about bio war...
(sorry you can't yet hear the lyrical tune and haunting mother's voice.)





............................
The baby so thrilled to walk


baby's so thrilled to walk
Her eyes surprised
with earthly delight.
I melt with pride at her first free flight.
Then on TV Dick Cheney chokes
"We'll lose more lives here
than those overseas"
I believe he speaks of disease.

A briefing at work today
would make an athiest pray
The words all go to my
bare brittle bones
"Hon, can you put her on the phone?
Hi sweetie, it's mommy.
I will be home
real soon, shh don't cry."

The Conquistadors
murdered indians
9 out of 10 with disease
Now the work in our labs
is so cruel and wild
it freezes every breath.
Their war makes my loving touch
the instrument of our death.


Now the lab down the street
had bugs frozen and filed
when the power went out
and the bugs got out
I'm left with a choice
I can't whisper or shout.
Once upon a time only insane moms
would drown a helpless child.

Will I pretend "Sweetie you're fine"
Could I watch her agony to the end?
Behind lead eyes I keep secret
If it is her time
If the crime is plague or pox
Could I end her torture at all costs?
"Baby remember when you walked?
Shhh it'll be fine."

Here honey take this, you will sleep.
The love in your eyes is so sweet
Its all I wish to keep
Shh sweetie, I'll be next,
I'll not have long to weep,
I'll not have long to weep.