Plastic No More

Each time I use disposable plastic cutlery

To eat a quick meal in a plastic box in a hurry

And toss everything in the trash can when I am done

A little guilty, a bit ashamed, I have begun

To feel about this lifestyle of convenience

I have a variety of excuses in my defense

But the fact is that single use plastic is not and has never been

Good for us or the environment, it poses dangers unseen

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I know I can bring my lunch in a container made of steel

Bringing a ceramic coffee cup to my office should not be a big deal

I can keep some real cutlery at hand

The concept of reusable dishes I do understand

Here a small confession I must make

I grew up without single-use plastic, but it did not take

Much time to develop the bad habit of toss and throw

I was using plastic with abandon, but now I know

Just how harmful the ubiquitous use of plastic can be

I can no longer use and throw plastic without feeling guilty

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The cost of convenience and durability is high

When it comes to plastic, all of humankind needs to try

To replace single use plastic with reusable stuff

It is eminently doable, though it seems to be tough