Plastic

Plastic

She swallows everything he throws her way,

forcing down the bile of disregard.

Coffee ground  brown 

drowning      -     oceans green. 

She denied belief in his sidebar glances.

How His calloused heart beat Her!

He cloaks up the Earth.

She swallows real hard.

Cut    -     ragged     -      frayed 

edges in the waters.

She beat against the lands with tidal influence.

No avail!

His tide 

His  Clorox and Tide refusing refuse negotiations.

He publishes poison.

She uses all Her wiles to wrap an embrace 

but its plastic after all.

She tools flowered vines and grasses

falling leaves and animal scent -     

tresses ripe golden wheat -

padding soft parts of her feet. 

          

Rising from slumber She sharpens claws

with a red morning sun.

Scratch marks appear like tracks of her tears.

She wants to purr -

- She hooks -

white orbs of migraine! 

A breakfast for Him! 

A warning.

E.

06/24/2019

Author's Note

Reviews

[Fran Marie]

Sad that we live in a plastic throw away society..what a mess modern mankind has created..and the ocean strives still to caress us with beauty..a hard task for nature to struggle through such disregard and mess..your writing is always so well expressed a delight to read

[Einstein Noodle]

yes yes yes Fran! exactly it ... how She must moan at the effort :((( thanks so much for stopping and taking time to review ... peace and joy Fran! :)
E.

[Fran Marie]

youre so welcome dear friend

[lightsong]

dear dear E! this is so emotionally brilliant! I never understood, and I can never understand those people who keep throwing everything not just plastic and polluting nature, the Divine She, "He" the human has the choice to fight this action helping Her to stay beautiful, genuine and pure as She always was and shall always be, Your tongue here is absolutely moving, well done my friend.

[Einstein Noodle]

Light!! I couldn't be more encouraged by someone's review than yours ... you experience the spiritual in life and share it in your poetry ... so your sensitive read and understanding of what I try to convey in this blesses me big big ;) thanks so much .. and i am with you .. so difficult to wrap one's head around such disregard ... the Earth is everyones' yard ...some people just live that way i guess :( love on ya Light!

[lightsong]

awaa! my happiest pleasure our sensitive dear E~ Love Ya too! :)

[Beccy]

'She sharpens claws.' Yes, indeed! And when that happens, when she unleashes her awesome power, all we have done to this lovely place will come back to haunt us with a vengeance; and every trace of our species will be gone as if we never existed.

That last verse hits where it should; and hits hard.

Beccy.;

[Einstein Noodle]

crazy how the ruination of the Earth has been predicted along with its destruction .. centuries ago .. and we witness it everyday in our yards and roadways .. strewn in the most unlikely places of National Parks and wilderness trails ... how can we be so thoughtless :((((((((((( it is such a treat to have your visit this morning .. you actually have made my day

[Ken Simm.]

I would like to be associated with the remarks of the speaker above. We are ruing everything. Not for us but for the future. We will not be satisfied until we have committed the whole genocide.
A beautiful poem about a brutal subject Gene. One that I know is close to your heart.

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks Ken .. always such a treat to see you have taken time on me pages .. love the avatar sir! it actually hurts doesn't it .. to see the waste, the litter and seemingly meaningless efforts to clean up .. from a personal level to governments and corporate ... we do make efforts tho .. but like you the fear is it is too little and too late remains :( plastic bags at supermarkets are the worst to me personally .. if you do not bring your own cloth bags they will put three items in each plastic bag ... absolutely ridiculous! ..i think they are mistrained to do it .. anyway .. thanks so much for reviewing sir .. peace and joy!
E.

[Esther]

The harm plastic has done to the environment, is unparalleled. A nice read!

[Einstein Noodle]

it is ... it truly is Esther!!! thank you for reading and leaving your thoughts on it ...
E.

[Esther]

You're welcome!

[barleygirl]

It pains me to think of the huge blob of plastic floating out in the Pacific Ocean, which is what I was envisioning as I read your piercing commentary full of caustic barbs so well flung! This is the best thing I've read about the health of our oceans overall & how we humans run roughshod over the planet gobbling up her resources & spitting them out where the refuse doesn't belong. See, now you've got me all riled up! That's what strong writing does! *wink! wink!* (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Einstein Noodle]

riled up is good when it comes to such things ... yesterday Norma and I went grocery shopping and needed three more cloth bags for all we needed .. as small an act as that was, i still feel good inside that we use them .. we are of the same heart, me thinks Margie .. when it comes to Mother Nature ... and fun ;))))))))))
E.

[Lydia Shutter]

Love that Nat King Cole song! The personification of the ocean is superb here, E. We must heed the warning and stop polluting our waters! Lydi**

[Einstein Noodle]

I am so glad you mention the song ... it seemed so right to me ... not sure why .. but it did .. thank you for reviewing always dear friend .. peace and love to ya!
E.

[emmajoy]

What a superb piece of writing.. written with gentle passion and enormous heart.

Have heard/read:: '.. progress has always caused problems. The present problem is plastic. Next time, it'll be something else to grumble and fuss about.' So much for intelligent thought or caring! We have seas, oceans, rivers, trills etc for abundant reasons, just as we have trees and heights etc. Climate is generated then governed by the all around, not the clouds immediately above OUR heads but about space in different forms. Our planet was given what it deserved/needed to survive.. but Mankind has been destroying it for ever its been a 'possessoni'. Destruction doesn't happen in centuries any more but in decades - and less. Go help clear up your own beaches or special picnic spots, etc. see how Man treats the environment. Those indifferent ignorant people aren't moved by the sight of creatures caught in nets, or with their displayed stomachs ripped by plastic, etc.or how the depths are being drowned by Man's refuse that's moved by what would be kind tides.

Think poets, writers, courageously aware folk - need make far, far more noise. Demand that paper and harmless recycled products be provided. Take containers to places, refuse the use of whatever is manmade, use brain.. and heart. Sorry, I feel so passionately about what you've said with so much heart,

Einstein Noodle. that picture and your wonderful words have 'got me going' We cringe at the sight of a starved animal that's been chained up for most of its life, we weep when we see donkeys loaded with whatever... that is the sight of our world in a short time. creatures of all sizes will be starved of their environment. And who's fault? Hands up.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes yes and yes Em! and every tiny piece we pick up, recycle and/or support those who are working at it .. is a bigger deal than we tend to think .. there is such ignorance in tossing trash out the car window ... and not recognizing the impact our consumption has ... you have re-inspired me this morning ma'am ..this day on my walk about .. i will not return empty handed ... thanks so much for reviewing and expressing your thoughts ... God bless!
E.

[emmajoy]

Sincere sorries, i wrote too much but the horror is something that can't be ignored. Your writing is more than words, it is heart and mind working in harmony. Thank you so much.

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ...................

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful, driving poem awakening the horrors of this world before us. There is a devastation that seems to be rising, and we need every poet to cry out. When I heard that they spotted garbage in the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench... deepest place in the ocean... I wept. Keep crying out.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for reading owl! i am more than gratified it spoke to you so .. thank you! and oh my goodness yes!! this is a message that will not grow old (unfortunately) any time soon .. i especially appreciate you commenting on the Trench .. how horrible to think that our litter is collecting there too ... one would think plastic could never sink so low .. but we can do each our parts ... everytime we recycle, pick up litter, donate .. and whatever we can do .. it does make a difference ... peace on ya brother!
E.

[apennylate]

I puked when I saw the birds get opened up and saw the plastic inside them... My name means "king or prince of god of the ocean... I LOVE her, the mighty sea... It is a f*****g shame what we have done... Now do one on the trash in space... Aha...

[Einstein Noodle]

so glad you feel deeply Silente ... my name means "well born" ... which may have been ... not so sure as i journey on ;) horrible thing ... and our oceans so in need of pristine ..we have done great harm thinking she is enough to dilute anything and everything we throw at her .. finally we see .. as you say .. in the belly of birds ... space!!! you are right ... what is going to become of all that clutter???? thanks for your review my friend ... always appreciated!
E.

[apennylate]

We think space is the answer... But much like every other square inch of coverage we touch... We destroy without thought...
We wont GET to space in 50 years...
The debris is forming a "shell" around the planet that will render space travel impossible for generations...
"well born"...
Indeed, if only our names carried greater power...
I have faith in the planet... She will eradicate the virus if necessary...

[Einstein Noodle]

yep..i think she will survive

[apennylate]

Very much agreed

[Mrudula Rani]

The definition of plastic is superficially attractive yet artificial, false. ( and plastic isn't a biodegradable product)
Your poem is a lamentation of benevolent conscience, about the state of affairs of Mother Nature. The marine life is bearing the brunt of thoughtless acts of human race. Still majority of countries in the world are totally ignoring this serious problem.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you so much for reading Mrudula! i think you are sadly correct .. many of us ignore it ..every day ... but every effort to clean up helps .. if I pick up a plastic cup by the roadside i hear Mother sigh ... and those life forms held under that cup are released ;)
E.

[Mrudula Rani]

How very true, we all have the responsibility to care for this Mother Earth, dear E.