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Yesterday

March 28, 2011
By Kailey Hensala BRONZE, Saint Peters, Missouri
Kailey Hensala BRONZE, Saint Peters, Missouri
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Hard to believe
so much life
swam these waters
careless and free
yesterday

Now…
Dark waves and
black-crusted beaches
with contamination

Heartbreaking
silence
of oil-coated creatures
remind us
of loss

Sadly
we neglected
yesterday’s beauty
and bounty

Yesterday’s
stirring waters

Greed can do that


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