bin there seen that
the ash man
the dust man
now no more dust
no more ash
consumerism is bagged
some recycled some not
remember the corrugated bin
with its clattering lid
the leather shoulders of the dust man
and his waistcoat
it’s gone out with the ashes
disposed of irretrievably
heavy bin that one
fox-torn bags
streets littered with uncaring
refuse operatives running high vis for leather
where has the back-breaking slog gone
that one could feel for
incinerated
composted
recycled
must ‘buy more black bags’ on the shopping list
put the collection day in my diary
put the contact number for the council in my contacts
for when they miss another collection
after the other missed collection
for there’s a queue at the council tip
where people avoid each other’s eyes
as their consumerism shames their day
better put a lid on it now
or the past will be blown away
and decycled
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