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8am: Brush teeth with disposable brush And toothpaste in a tube to be thrown away Cake on makeup from compacts you’ll leave Drive car to work The landfill grows Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 11:45am: Drive car to restaurant Unwrap burger from plastic Drink from one time use cup With a plastic lid and straw Dump tray and go The ocean fills Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 3:00pm: Drive car from work To movie theatre with friends Popcorn from cardboard box Ticket printed on paper slips to be lost Put on glasses and go Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 6:00pm: Stomach growls, dinner at home Frozen peas from plastic bag Ham from the same Lettuce shipped in crates Bread kept fresh by shiny wrap Sandwich and eat Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 1am: People sleep in cluttered houses Trash is hauled away Polar bears swim for shelter Garbage Patch beings to sink The problem isn’t all that big, they think There's only a few with the sense to holler: We’re okay, for now Still on top Remember, though It seems routine, easy, normal And we forget that we’re next- -by the time we remember It will already be too late We failed the ultimate test.
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May 21, 2017
May 21, 2017 at 9:17 PM UTC
We're Next
8am: Brush teeth with disposable brush And toothpaste in a tube to be thrown away Cake on makeup from compacts you’ll leave Drive car to work The landfill grows Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 11:45am: Drive car to restaurant Unwrap burger from plastic Drink from one time use cup With a plastic lid and straw Dump tray and go The ocean fills Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 3:00pm: Drive car from work To movie theatre with friends Popcorn from cardboard box Ticket printed on paper slips to be lost Put on glasses and go Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 6:00pm: Stomach growls, dinner at home Frozen peas from plastic bag Ham from the same Lettuce shipped in crates Bread kept fresh by shiny wrap Sandwich and eat Routine, easy, normal Too busy in the cycle To remember we’re next 1am: People sleep in cluttered houses Trash is hauled away Polar bears swim for shelter Garbage Patch beings to sink The problem isn’t all that big, they think There's only a few with the sense to holler: We’re okay, for now Still on top Remember, though It seems routine, easy, normal And we forget that we’re next- -by the time we remember It will already be too late We failed the ultimate test.
bow seat ocean awareness
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May 21, 2017
May 21, 2017 at 9:17 PM UTC
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