The Bigger Picture Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Nobody wants to clean up the trash.
Nobody wants to clear the debris.
But nobody argues or disagree,
That trash should go.

Nobody wants to clean up the trash.
Nobody wants to clear the debris.
But nobody argues or disagree,
That trash should go.

'Pick up all the trash you see.
What will it take to bend your knees,
To pick up pieces of trash...
Within your reach and beneath your feet.

Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The bigger picture.
Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The best you expect.'

~But there is garbage all over the place.~

'Pick up all the trash you see.
What will it take to bend your knees,
To pick up pieces of trash...
Within your reach and beneath your feet.'

~But there is garbage all over the place.~

'When did you begin to notice it? '

~Notice what? ~

'You are a part of the bigger picture.'

Nobody wants to clean up the trash.
Nobody wants to clear the debris.
But nobody argues or disagree,
That the trash should go.

'Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The bigger picture.
Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The best you expect.

Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The bigger picture.
Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The best you expect.

Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The best you expect.

Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The bigger picture.

Does it really matter if that trash is not yours?
If it effects,
The best you expect.