The turtle’s troubles
By Arturo B S
A turtle targeted a truck load of trash,
With ripped, sagged plastic bags, crackled,
frowning plastic bottles, and broken, misshaped plastic plates.
The turtle ponders, wondering if it is a delicious anchovy,
or a potentially life-ending piece of debris.
But he decides not to guess, so he relies on his trusty jellyfish bless.
He swims down to the depths, to where he hunts for his lunch,
where he finds one! Finally!
He takes a big bite of… A plastic bag…