Plastics,

The wonder product,

Innovative and versatile,

With perfect poise and purpose,

That can transformed, moulded,

Extruded, fitted, fabricated, fashioned,

Engineered, pressed …

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Is all around,

It is everywhere,

Making it indispensable,

In the name of hygiene, durability,

Longevity, safety and ease of use…

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Is suddenly morphing,

Showing its ugly side,

Instigating, provoking

Blowing with the wind,

Bouncing buoyantly,

Flying happy and high,

Disfiguring the landscape,

A graveyard of unmet promises,

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Is suddenly morphing,

Showing its ugly side,

Instigating, provoking,

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Is caught in a rushing stream

Swimming, swirling, coiling, twisting

Depicting its ugly side,

Distressing lakes, rivers, oceans

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Suspended in water,

Swarms of pieces, bottles, bags,

Floating, fouling, clogging, confusing, burning,

Poisoning, choking, strangling, endangering,

Plastics,

The wonder product,

Is teasing, testing taunting…

Plastics

The wonder product,

Is suddenly morphing,

Have you stopped to take notice?

-Pinky Chandran | July 2019