Polonium is radioactive,
therefore as metal not attractive.
A short living time makes it rare,
some artificial isotopes are there.

Still it is special in some regard,
Marie Curie took the reward.
Together with her husband,
as a Pitchblende element.

The name refers to Poland,
which was controlled by foreign hand.
Marie wished to honor from where she came,
and drew attention with a new elements name.

It is a strong alpha radiator,
and with that an energy emitter.
Five hundred degrees spontaneously,
means one hundred fourty watts imediately.

Already from one gram Polonium,
imagine the power of a bigger mass sum.
It was used to heat moon rovers and satelites,
from the cold space time without sunlights.

Added to tools and devices anti static agent,
in a very tiny content.
They had to be replaced every year,
and the radioactivity did not disapear.

Polonium for sure is an reactive material,
but I would call its use dangerously critical.
The natural isotopes are short lived,
a natural power source in natures gift.

It causes heavy cancer in human body cell,
and there is evidence as well,
that Polonium forms in tabacco smoke,
health issues like lung cancer are no joke.

Polonium, a political motivated mission,
energy source through alpha fission.
Dangerous and not very selective,
a metal, rare and radioactive