Millenials?

The ponderings of an office-supply cashier...

Our generation’s landfill may at first appear

to be an ode to Wendy, the King, and Mc’y D.

 

On closer inspection there’s far more hidden

underneath this layer of grease trap wrappers.

You will find chip after electronic chip,

cords aplenty, head stone monitors, and an endless

supply of currents devoid of any battery life.

 

We have been taught with a subtle hand to want

entirely new set ups, trashing decent, if not fixable

computers and printers with ease. We need

touch-screen, blu-tooth, maybe next year 3D TVs.

 

It’s not just us being trained in what we “think” we need.

Corps. tout their “earth-friendly” products, which just happen

to be cheaper in price and quality. Instead of buying

replacement parts, we are encouraged to buy shiny, untouched.

Power chords to laptops cost 1/3 the price of a fresh computer,

ink costs more than a printer still in the box, and scanners

are rarely sold alone, even though an all-in-one isn’t necessary.

 

Our Good Wills and D.I.s have bellies full of plastic.

Gaming systems with broken controllers dot shelves

like black heads hiding underneath your skin.

 

We have become a graveyard for electronics, only wanting

more, more, more! Ever seen Wall-E? Those piles of used

up robotics may seem funny to the untrained eye...

Author's Note

I got really annoyed at the way electronics work one day at my job. Not only do we waste so much in this field, but there is no place to try to recycle. mmmm this is more a rant than poetry, but that can make for good poetry sometimes.

Reviews

[Lilith]

Ah, I truly love electronics. I do a small amount of programming, and I build computers myself, so surely I have added to this electronic waste you speak of. I build and rebuild computers simply because I want faster, better, newer parts. But I do agree with your work. Truly, humans today waste so much it is unbelievable. Great piece with an even greater meaning. Keep up the good work.