Plastic in nature

Palm trees loom high above

protecting me from the blazing

fireball in the sky that lightens the earth.

As I look over the orange horizon,

glimpses of plastic, shiny and reflective

float by, floating silently

into the ocean, into the bellies of sea creatures.

Tears trickle down my face as I

see poor sea animals get sick from

plastic ...

a useful material for mankind, but oh so toxic to wildlife.