Conflict Minerals

there is no life without networks!

human, the answer is in the mycelium. 

dark skin covered in cobalt

stripped from the copper belt,

children caught in the conflict,

what do they die for?

creuseurs of the congo.

dark skin covered in cobalt,

dusty eyes, mallets in tiny hands.

traditional, non-mechanized,

artisanal mining goblins,

little moles run underground.

fragile blue and white porcelain

to make lithium batteries,

essential but deadly cobalt.

creuseurs of the congo,

children caught in the conflict.

with all our technology,

from china to the apples of the world,

know your supply chain!

tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold;

all the rare earth minerals and cobalt,

there is no life without networks!

this should not be guesswork.

who’s fault? little legs work in a vault.