We have a problem, my friend, can’t you see? Stacks of junk where beauty should be. Why do we continue to buy, only later to trash? What happened to mending or saving some cash? It’s long past time we live more thoughtfully.
Discarded piles of scrap and trash Hastily tossed, forgotten, fragmented, Shattered, splintered, tattered, torn Once prized, for a time, they now gather grime When mend and repair could restore some shine.
Mass consumption: plastic products Neatly packaged and delivered to our doors Built to be replaced in a two-year cycle Filling land with our throwaway cache Our fleeting satisfaction conceals the grim price.
Mountains of resources wasted, Drained, vainly squandered. Cash and crops recklessly lost, Heaped and hidden in wastelands Conveniently housed just outside our view.
The answer, my friend, is mending, reusing, Or refusing the waste. Reviving, recycling, repairing with haste. Together we must, together we can, Slow down our waste, and heal our land.
Daily writing prompt
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle?
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