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because we have damaged it so badly

because of accumulation

because of plastic

because of our cars and motorcycles and trucks

            and RVs and speed boats and

because  of mining metals and smart phones

because we see it but keep doing it

because we find it too easy

because of the sleep called entertainment

because of airplanes and the beauty of the world

            and hotels and beaches in pictures

because of the distance between home and work

because of fruit in winter and a lack of canning

because of highways and innovations in paving

because we are longing

because of the creation of scarcity and want

because of the movie

because of the song

because we weren’t told to think we were told

            to go shopping

because our leaders get paid

because there are those who can pay for

anything and everything and they will

because of the media they own

because of our leaders they own

because of us

because we can change but don’t or haven’t

because of the frog and the pot