3,978,617
tens of tons
hundred of tons
thousand of tons
millions of tons
and those last seventeen - pah!
three million
nine hundred & seventy eight thousands
six hundred & seventeen tons
dumped into the oceans
deliberately, thoughtlessly,
couldn't carelesslessly
it's the human ways
to dump in water ways
It's not the place to dump
It's not the spot to discard
It's not the place to use as a sump
It's not the spot to show disregard
tens of tons
for our ‘sons’
to accommodate
hundreds of tons
for the next generations
to ingest and to sate
thousands of tons
for all the nations
to accommodate
three million tons
discarded in six months’
and that is only to date
plastic and it's associated
wrappings are wrapping up
our planet that we shouldn’t hate
grow to love it more
think outside the box before
we find out it's too late
please no more seventeens
added onto high digit numbers
they all add up every one
so go plastic free this July
John Edwards(C)4th July 2019
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