Monday, July 12, 2021

the guilt trip

i used to feel guilty
about paper bags, all those poor
trees.
and now
i feel bad about plastic
bags,
thinking of whales
and fish,
and other animals in the sea,
choking
unable to breathe.
now i only buy what i can
carry out
in my arms, 
or balance on my head,
then go back
the next day for more.
but i'm leaving
my carbon footprint
all over the place,
gas  for my car,
the exhaust fumes,
the wear of tires on 
the road.
there's no way around this,
is there?

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