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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em

May 1, 2023
By Frello GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Frello GOLD, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
"People who can’t throw something important away can never hope to change anything."


scrutinizing . stress invasive like a pest . 

wreaking havoc . his once sweet succulent life .

stress . like the blue crab a voracious species .

damaging . sickening . his body a feeble ecosystem .

 


If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em .

 


greenlighting poor management tool . the ecosystem falters .

consumption doesn't always offer a straightforward solution .

stress augments . his weight – like blue crab population – propagates .

not familiar with who he’s become . a sight not fit for a mirror .

plaguing the waters   tide turned turbulent the blue crab knows it's doing .

consume the crab . now becomes the crab unwelcoming to his well being .

 


If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em .

 


impaired by his own travail to eradicate the stress .

scrutinizing . stress invasive like a pest .

wreaking havoc . his now shameful somber life .

stress . like the blue crab man gone gluttonous .

damaging . sickening . his body the ruins of an ecosystem .

 


If you can’t beat ‘em, eat ‘em .


The author's comments:

With lines from “Can we Control Marine Invaders by Eating Them?” by Guia Baggi, a Pulitzer Center reporting project.


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