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Our Hidden Gem
Trash:
I walked across the beach looking for shells
Every year on our spring break it was always a tradition
Instead, I was horrified by what I saw
My heart; broke
Massive volumes of trash uncovered and buried
Dead fish scattered along the shore
I continued walking, knowing this was our fault
Nets:
I ran across the dock of our boat as the jets propelled
Every year on our spring break deep-sea fishing was always a tradition
Instead, I was horrified by what I saw
My heart; torn
A dolphin lay dead in a fisherman’s net
I continued fishing, knowing this was our fault
Bleached:
I snorkeled across the reef, excited about what I was going to see
Every year on our spring break snorkeling was always a tradition
Instead, I was horrified by what I saw
My heart: fractured
The billowing sand uncovered the trash scattered on the ocean floor
The bright coral reef was bleached
I continued snorkeling, knowing this was our fault
Consequences:
Trash filling miles on miles of ocean
Our beloved animals caught fighting for their lives in nets
Now what used to be bright coral reefs were now bleached and vulnerable
We now bear the brunt of destructive consequences
Our Ocean: The Hidden Gem of mother nature
It is being desecrated, while we are naive and don’t think of our actions
We don’t have a spare decade to sit around
This is our problem of now and the past, but the solution should be our pride of the future
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With lines from “The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier is Deep, Deep Under the Sea,” by Vince Beiser, a Pulitzer Center reporting project