Montezuma’s Revenge

Don't Drink the Water

By: Charles Giuliano - Jun 07, 2016

Montezuma’s Revenge

When in Mexico
It is said
Don’t drink the water
Or eat a salad
No fresh veggies
First time in Europe
Decades ago
Surprised by
Bottled water
At restaurants
Why pay
For what is free
Now the norm
All that plastic
Clogging landfills
Floating in oceans
Sure Pellegrino
Is spiffy
If you can afford it
Or gallon jugs
Cheap and generic
For residents of
Flint drinking lead
From old pipes
Even nearby
Hoosick Falls
Where upstate
The air is clean
But the water ain’t
Coming soon
To a community
Near you
Not safe to
Turn on the tap
Like Mexico
So long ago