What Does Trash Say to Mother Earth Each Day?

Trash Talk

by Rachel Hoyt

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Our remnants talk back.

They smack and nag,

flaunting their right to still be:

"You're not my mother,"

says the old bag

floating deep down in the sea.

"I'm no man's brother,"

shouts the sharp frag

flying through space furiously.

"I'm no one's lover,"

grunts the worn tag

fuming within Mt. Debris.

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

This poem was inspired by the many piles of trash on Earth -

in the ocean, on the land, and in space  - spoiling her worth.

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