I am but an element
Surrounded by structures made of cement
In pursuit to become a molecule
One like or unlike me, together we will not be ridiculed
Our bond would tie us and I wish
Nobody observed us under a petri dish
Or determined our structure through spectroscopy
The warmth we share being our enthalpy
Our entropy being how we change
We may decay, but feelings-wise not rearrange
We will not try to be like a noble gas
No matter how greener the grass
May seem to be on the other side
We will be who we are and enjoy the ride
We will be the same in equality
For our mole fractions shall equal unity
We will find hope, we will find trust
Unlike iron, we will not rust
When the time shall come, we will disintegrate
In hope our electron clouds may integrate
Just like a product of R or K with T
Tales would be told of our energy
And as if by fate, perhaps on a bus
An Engineering student will read of us
The function we had in society
How we helped someone get a PhD
At least our story the very few knew
My love for you eternally renewed
On the Periodic Table, they may find us a place
Whether we behave as an acid or a base
We will always be together, in close proximity
From time = 0 to infinity.