The warm, golden sun kissing my cheeks

The sky full of milky, sapphire streaks

Scorching, brown sugar sand burning my feet 

Salty, coconut air smelling kind of sweet 

Icy cool waters pierce my skin 

My sister yelling to “just jump in”  

Baby bubbles ticking my face 

Like a different planet, an underwater space 

A parade of tropical multi-color fish 

To stay down here would be my only wish

Out of breath but still so much to see

Lungs relived yet my heart still yearns to explore the sea 

But now something has happened drastic 

My favorite place is throwing up plastic

I’m begging you to listen; I’m not being sarcastic 

Air that was like biting into an apple, so crisp

Is now oily and sizzling with toxins within 

Voices that fought still linger in the breeze 

As our entire planet dies from this disease 

Trash bags dance atop the water

Ocean, will you stay alive to meet my daughter?