Uma Jagwani
in plastic we trust
we are mostly molten & bad
for the environment. they told us
we can be anything & i want to be
a landfill. this cute top
is 6.99 on sale. the reason
i can afford it? polyester.
too underpaid to stop
wearing petroleum. thin
wallet with a cashmere heart.
feckless. parsimonious.
“don’t use a five-dollar word
when a fifty-cent one will do,”
says twain. same goes for
clothing. we are mostly credit
cards & microplastics.
does this make me look as
cool & effortless as a barbie?
all my limbs are sweet
plastic things, watch
how they dress the earth.
Uma Jagwani is a poet and writer based in Geneva, Switzerland. She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from Brandeis University. Her poems can be read in Underblong (Pushcart-nominated), Fish Barrel Review, Impossible Task, and elsewhere.