''Would You Like To Buy a Bag'' - Plastic
~~~~ "Would You Like To Buy A Bag ? " ~~~~
Two years ago, to the day
If you needed a bag , you must pay.
A nickle a bag we did charge
Whether its small, whether its large.
The customers were incredulous.
Some were sullen, some caused a fuss.
Some threw things, some would curse,
Some would stuff everything in their purse.
Some loaded their purchases to their chin
As if it were a battle they must win.
You'd think we were crazy, out of our head
Suggesting they use cloth bags instead.
It's been two years, we still hear them say
"Me?...pay for a bag?, that'll be the day"
The landfills and oceans have plastic galore
And courtesy of us, they'll keep getting more.
for Susan Burch's contest "Paper or Plastic"
my theme - plastic
28/02/2012
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