Plastikos

Everywhere I go,

I see you

You have that ability;

Where when the pressure or heat you face increases

You just mould

Adaptable, durable, resilient, making any colour your own

Straight out of an epic

Having all the ingredients of a magical remedy;

natural products of cellulose, coal and crude oil

It almost sounds like a tragicomedy

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When we first got to know of you

You became renowned

You had that kind of accessibility

That made all our lives a little more sound

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You have the ability to steal the glory from any sea

After all, you are difficult to unsee

You are an ever-looming presence

Adamant to stay

Even after you’ve heard our say,

Making sure you’re memory never fades away

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Any attempt at making you leave

Just constricts the air we breathe

Any attempt to stop your welcome

Is limited by the defence of our dependency

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Maybe you’re just tired of being ignored

You have that self-awareness that is asking to be freed

An escape from the blame of taking up all this space

When truly we’re the ones who should take heed

And stop crying songs of liability

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Maybe it is time that we take the onus

To not treat our earth as a bonus

I am sorry to say that

To call this space home

We will have to atone

But without any suffocation thanks to your absence

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