Wasting Away
Choking - our seas and rivers
Are slowly choking.
Polluted and swamped
By humankind.
We profess to love animals,
To love the environment.
Yet our lives are surrounded,
by things we just throw away.
A disposable life,
where nothing is treasured.
A second in our hands,
A lifetime in our seas.
We don’t want the inconvenience,
Carrying a bag, a cup, a straw.
We walk this planet
With an air of a divine right.
Like humans are better,
Than any other living thing.
Easy come - easy go,
We are far too busy to care.
Meanwhile our waters,
Are littered with micro plastics.
Plastics filtering into the food chain,
Killing innocent creatures.
The damage is done,
The pollutants are out there.
Imagine being smothered,
By a man made material.
Only we can make the change,
Reduce out waste.
Care more about our planet,
All its living creatures.
Let’s take a moment,
Stop and think.
If we had to keep all our waste,
Would we all create so much?
J C Hicks ©️ copyright 6/2/23
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