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a plea
The warm, golden sun kissing my cheeks
The sky full of milky, sapphire streaks
Scorching, brown sugar sand burning my feet
Salty, coconut air smelling kind of sweet
Icy cool waters pierce my skin
My sister yelling to “just jump in”
Baby bubbles ticking my face
Like a different planet, an underwater space
A parade of tropical multi-color fish
To stay down here would be my only wish
Out of breath but still so much to see
Lungs relived yet my heart still yearns to explore the sea
But now something has happened drastic
My favorite place is throwing up plastic
I’m begging you to listen; I’m not being sarcastic
Air that was like biting into an apple, so crisp
Is now oily and sizzling with toxins within
Voices that fought still linger in the breeze
As our entire planet dies from this disease
Trash bags dance atop the water
Ocean, will you stay alive to meet my daughter?
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