the open burning

The open burning

We can see it everyday

Dry leaves, twigs, woods

Even plastics and rubber

Together into the mix

The smelly wind blowing by

It chokes your breath

Breathing will be difficult

And who to blame?

The police will not take action

The town council will say the same thing

Call the DOE to net the culprits

But in small towns no DOE!

So the open burning thrive

The agencies turning a blind eye

Even in the rubbish dump areas

The rubbish will be burned

Now who will take action?

The Town council officers?

Since it is council dumping site

But nothing will be done

There is no patrolling unit

Catching the culprits

We can cry on open burning

The authorities will say about law and fines

But where are the enforcement unit?

Not enough personnel we hear

The civil servants ballooned to 1.6 million!