Home Learning Task 1

Rainbow Death

America did not foresee
Green, pink, purple and other colors death potpourri!
Expecting others to pay a high price.
Now thinking twice?
Toll on the innocent and unborn.

Omnipotent and disregarding who will mourn.
Reflective about all the illness, birth defects and prematurely dead.
All the deceit continues to spread!
Nefariously America was led astray -
Generations untold WILL pay -
Execrable effects of agent orange spray!

Background information of Hubert Wilson

Hubert Wilson was a Vietnam War veteran who served in the USAF Security Service. He was sent to Da Nang (an Agent Orange hotspot), where the environment was contaminated and it affected hubert wilson's health. His health problems eventually got worse, through out the war. At first it was only headaches and limb pains, then followed by the deterioration of his central nervous system. After that, he also started to experience spasms and severe headaches. However, no physician could diagnosed the specific illness. Therefore, Hubert Wilson was unable to receive any medical assistance.

Hubert's inspiration

In the poem, Rainbow death actually refers to the "Agent orange Spray. It was a chemical substance used during the Vietnamese war against Vietnam. (It was a herbicide and defoliant that are contaminated with Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin.)Approximately 4,800,000 Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children born with birth defects. It was known for causing serious skin diseases as well as a vast variety of cancers in the lungs, larynx, and prostate.

Thus, i conclude that Hubert Wilson was just trying to express his disapproval on the usage of agent orange spray as it kills numerous amount of innocent lives and also bring about horrible effects.