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Write a poem or short story from the perspective of a piece of garbage.
Our modern world is overflowing with unwanted, superfluous things: single-use plastics, discarded toys, outdated electronics, old books, broken furniture etc... This refuse fills our streets, chokes our waterways and wreaks havoc in our environment, yet the culture we live in pushes us to always want new, shiny things often at the expense of the old. Write a short story or poem from the viewpoint of one of these pieces of trash. What was its life before being dumped? How does it feel now that it has been abandoned? Does it have any hope for the future? Please tag me in the body of your work or in the comments! The entry with the most votes wins!
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nijahwrites

Unwanted

This morning I was her major support

we sat together

we took pictures together

I even let that little mutt up here too

you know I suffered a lot of abuse from that

asshole figuratively and literally!

Now I’m in the back of someones U-haul

she got rid of me like I was a piece of trash!

I was hauled out by two dudes and a

the new lady who looks like

she will find a permanent home in a

the morgue in two weeks

she’d talk about the neighbor for doing it

all those sleepless nights we had together

Tossing and turning Who was there me!

not to mention all the genitals I was faced with

but I never judged you

you know I kept it cool

I paid your way to school most times

I hid your stash for you too

hell I even fed you and that no good

the boyfriend that convinced you

you didn’t need me!

Yea see how long he sticks around

oh yea he’s cheating on you too!

Bet you wish you kept me now cause

that dick won’t comfort you

the way I did!