Nervous hands tightly gripped on cold tongs
Swirling a test tube, then another
Careful not to point the orifice at anyone
Mindful of the swirling, the glass should not break.
Curious eyes watched at the substance
Inside the glass colors are a-changin’
Bubbles formed, gases evolved
Mindful of the changes, the shifting must be seen.
Chemical change has taken place
The lifeless glassware has animated life
The molecules are already restless
Mindful still is the observer.
The molecules and the heat mixed
Vaporization has become even more profuse
Very gradually heat moved the molecules
Away from the tube…
…till the tube -
breaks on the hand.
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