Convenience is Doom
1.
Plastic is so convenient;
it chokes seas, collects within us–
Gas engines, so convenient;
they choke the skies, they fall to rust–
Pesticides, RoundUp, so convenient;
they choke our wells with toxic spume;
Smothering malls–so convenient;
Face it: convenience is doom.
2.
They came to us smiling,
wonders in hand,
convenient material,
sleek as a rocket:
so shiny, so easing,
the design is tres grande:
even computers
you carry in pockets;
hypnotic screens,
chargers in sockets;
each new gift
was a phase in their mission:
now they’ve trapped us
into a prison.
So get used to your room:
Convenience is Doom.
–J.S.