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Ruthenium Janet Kuypers from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series (#44, Ru) 7/14/13 I’ve looked for something that would pique my interest, the palladium bored me, platinum was too expensive because it was often so rare, but then I looked around and that’s when I discovered you. I mean, there didn’t seem to be much of a use for you, I even heard that a metals company even offered 100 grams of you free to aspiring researchers (hoping that someone one day may find a use for you)... Organometallic chemistry experts were even trying to give you away. Well, sure, chemists used you — they mixed you with whatever they could find, just to see what you might possibly create. (Kind of like a bartender, trying to come up with the perfect cocktail, they could mix for decades...) but I’ve looked into it, and you’re a cheap dull grey, probably something I’d find at a Walmart... I know, I said I was looking for something to pique my interest, and though you come around cheaply, you’re still harder to find. I’ll keep looking for something to pique my interest, and who knows, maybe one day people will find just the right niche, and you’ll be just what I need.

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