Vinita
Agrawal, IN
Free Verse
Tungsten
Chemical element
also known as wolfram
symbol W
colour steel gray
Found naturally on earth only in chemical compounds
When set free known for its robustness
highest melting point amongst all non-alloyed metals
19 times more dense than water
comparable to that of gold
much higher than that of lead
Tungsten with impurities is brittle and hard, making it
difficult to work
however pure tungsten is more ductile and can be cut with a
hacksaw
change wolfram to oestrogen
a woman is tungsten.
Found Poem
Statement - The poem was born when I gave a google search on
the metal called Tungsten. As I read the descriptions of its
chemical properties I felt as if I was reading the
definition of a woman! That is how this poem was found.
