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Tame, yet wild (Posted on 2005-12-20) Difficulty: 2 of 5
I drift forever with the current,
Down these long canals they've made.
Tame, yet wild, I run elusive,
Multitasking to your aid.
Before I came, the world was darker,
Colder, sometimes – rougher, true.
But though I might make living easy,
I'm good at killing people too.

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My guess | Comment 33 of 35 |
I think it's pollution.

"Drift forever with the current" = floats along with the wind
"Down these long canals" = Smokestacks from factories
"Tame yet wild, I run elusive" = Make and control pollution, but once it's in the air, we can't grab it back or get rid of it.
"Multitasking.." = That one's a mystery to me, but:
"World was darker, colder, rougher" = Coal power plants produce artificial light from electricity, pollution creates global warming, and th electricity definitely makes our lives easier
"good at killing people" = pollution lowers life expectancy in big cities, and causes many health problems.



  Posted by John on 2006-03-07 14:12:26
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