Radiation

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 22:07 -- kitkiit

Location

90504
United States
33° 52' 2.3772" N, 118° 19' 43.1796" W

I am not beautiful.
More like the Chernobyl accident
than a butterfly unfurling its wings.
I am radiation,
making the surrounding area unlivable,
still to this day.
I am stagnant,
vacant.

But,
if you look closely,
you may find a frond
peaking from its rest,
despite all the destruction around it.
Coming closer to look
may be potentially threatening,
toxic.
But what a wonder to see
such precious life
among a disaster.

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