TGWD's Photo and Poetry Corner

PLASTIC BAGGIE AND LEAF

torn at one corner

wrinkled and tossed

down among the blades of grass

forgotten

not even biodegradable

why do they hate me so

HEY BUDDY

what

WHY SO DOWN IN THE MOUTH

what do you

I JUST FELL DOWN FROM A TREE

ALL THE WAY UP THERE

YOU SEE IT

i don't have eyes

I TWISTED AND TURNED IN THE AIR ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE

some human threw me down here

I LOVE HUMANS

THEY PILE MY BROTHERS UP AND JUMP ON THEM

i was mass-manufactured in a factory

WE'RE ALL COLORFUL AND BEAUTIFUL

i just come in blue and white

AND THEN WE GET PILED UP AND BURNT SO WE CAN RENEW

you mean they actually burn you

RENEW

doesn't it hurt

RENEW

uh

RENEW

how long are you gonna lay on me like this

RENEW

could you scoot over or blow away or

RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW

oh for the love of

RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW

i get recycled at least

RENEW RENEW RE

...

WHAT'S THAT

they take bunches of me and melt me down to make new and bigger and better things

BUT HOW DO THEY

i guess i got that to look forward to

DIFFERENT THINGS YOU SAY

all you can be is another leaf

UH

i can be a plastic cup or a truck bed liner or anything they can make out of plastic

...

i could even be a new part of joan rivers' face

...

gee i feel better now

...

thanks for helping me feel better leaf

...

leaf

...

you still with me

I HATE MY LIFE WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH

oh for the

WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH WAAH
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(c) 2010, photo and poem "Plastic Baggie and Leaf" by TheGreatWhiteDope. This post has been brought to you by the Bloggers Involvement Of The Corresponding Hyperbole. Donations help keep this movement alive. Please support BIOTCH. Thank you.

Dope out.

- TGWD