The Sad Story of Myrtle

There once was a turtle named Myrtle
Stuck in a plastic ring girdle
It altered her mass
Into an hourglass
Leaving her deformed and infertile.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Krutsinger Avatar
March 27, 2018 at 9:48 PM
Jessica, you apparently also saw the photo of this unfortunate turtle. I have never gotten it out of my mind. This poem is perfect without it, but if I find that picture of Myrtle again, I am going to soup mail it to you.
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March 28, 2018 at 1:50 AM
That photo is one of the saddest of all statements about human impact on nature.
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