The Debris Archipelago

…It never goes away now…

Ever wondered where the oceans take our trash?
Look no further than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Landfill on the water, a vast amount of garbage afloat
Never degrading, immeasurable batch

Plastic is firmly embedded in modern life
and takes extremely long to break down.
By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic
in the world’s oceans than fish.

The Debris Archipelago – like plastic mire
Moving with the ocean flow – caught in the gyre

Smell is gruesome, death and decay
Hanging in the air beside us
Mermaid tears, by the food chain ingested
And may well end up inside us

Landfill on the water, a vast amount of garbage afloat
Science and technology misguide us

This is the cost of our convenience world
and of the disposable choices we make to throw things away,
often several times an hour.
And this is just the beginning of what those choices are doing
to our planet and our future…

The Debris Archipelago – like plastic mire
Moving with the ocean flow – caught in the gyre

The Debris Archipelago – toxic garbage islands
Moving with the ocean flow – floating along in murderous silence