Analysis of Plastic and Addicts
Loretta Sunshine 1990 (North Carolina)
Deadly, I choke
the life out of
every creature. Mistaking me
for vittles, for some form of nourishment,
to their fluid bodies, under the oil-slicked
sheen of the watery surface.
dumped, just like
that homeless guy
into the murky tide. I
abide by no law.
you care not for his life, or for any
that’s not your own. Just as you do,
I take all, and give nothing
in return. Oh, the irony!
that I was once your
straw. You know, the one
used just once, then dumped
without a blind thought into a can meant
to hold all the trash you once treasured
but no longer want.
plastic or heroine - the outcome is
always the same. I abide by no law.
you turn a blind eye to both, until their sorrow
burdens your way of life.
for decades, centuries, I pollute the earth.
and you - you’ve created, you’re still creating,
me - by the billions.
and for what?
so you could have just a quick fix
of liquid joy?
a singular use, that a recyclable bag,
left growing dust on your pantry floor
could fix. I spread through the ocean, much like
a disease. Silently
I am the cancer of the sea,
and the cancer on the streets,
taking all life, until you
care, and put an end to me.
Scheme | XX AX XX BC CD AE FA GX XX XX XD XX XF XX XX XG BA AX EA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 0111 100100101 1101111100 11101010011 11010010 111 1101 0101011 01111 1111111110 11111111 1110110 00110100 11111 11101 11111 0101101011 111011110 11101 101100011 101101111 110111101110 101111 10110010101 01101011010 11010 011 11111011 1101 010011001001 110111101 1111101011 001100 11010101 0010101 1011011 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,174 |
Words | 260 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 19 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
About this poem
This ecopoem is meant to bring to light the grim realities we face due to global crises that come equally from plastics and drugs.
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Written on November 30, 2021
Submitted by lorettasunshineimages on November 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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