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Plastic and Fire Are Ruining My Tuesdays
And every other day that I can’t feel your love
Plastic and fire may not seem that related to you, but the reason we have tons of marine life murdering plastic in the ocean is because we burn fossil fuel to support a destructive world economy.
If you ate lunch today, at least one of you killed a seabird.
2020 has dawned frightfully, what with all the charred kangaroos and koalas, an edging up to world war three, an impeachment trial, and now, the coronavirus making its merry way around the world.
Then there is garbage of every kind strewn about. Oh, yeah, forgot. That’s everyday.
On tortoise, turtles, and garbage all the way down
As happy as I am that Diego, the oversexed Galapagos turtle, has 2,000 children, I am still annoyed with you for your lunch choices. Aaargh.
I get tired of feeling hate, or any kind of resentment, for my species — all of us who carelessly used plastic, or dirty fuel, today. Or any day.
People, it’s home. Love it or leave it. Yet, I always have a spark of hope that enough of us care about a healthier lifestyle, that we can work together for a healthier world.
It’s important that today, you realize you can…