When plastic was fantastic
It was all the rage
Thought it was the future
A material here to stay
We loved the fact that straws could bend
Could be made clear, coloured and curly
Fish and chips in newspapers
Replaced by takeaways in trays
Drinks in plastic bottles
So easy to discard
Glass bottled milk
No longer clink clink
Gone forever almost extinct.
We thought this was the future
We certainly didn’t foresee
That all this crap
Would eventually
End up in the sea.