Plastic Bag in Paradise Discarded it defied us And became detritus Washed up in the desert where I see it flapping there Plastic bag in Paradise Stuck on a Teddy Bear Cholla you make me think twice About my groceries Thrown away but here you are Blown in flown out so far Returning to indict us For our absurdities Stuck on a thorn a warning Is flapping in the air In Paradise this morning But could be anywhere Steven Curtis Lance