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Not Just the Turtles

               Eighty-eight pounds of plastic

               Have been found inside a whale.

               That’s quite a lot despite the fact

               Of its enormous scale.



               It’s not enough to worry over

               Straws we use in drinks,

               For what about the other stuff

               That is ocean-tossed and sinks?



               Environmental warnings

               Do not resonate with most.

               For future generations, then,

               Some creatures will be toast.



               To think of whales’ extinction

               Should make all our spirits sag

               But especially if caused by

               Each discarded plastic bag.










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