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A Photo I Wish Didn’t Exist ~ Repost

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I am reposting this important photo because the original post cut off the message of the photographer, Justin Hofman. Please read his comments below.

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This photo was posted by photographer Justin Hofman on Instagram, with permission to share.

Justin writes:

“It’s a photo that I wish didn’t exist but now that it does I want everyone to see it. What started as an opportunity to photograph a cute little sea horse turned into one of frustration and sadness as the incoming tide brought with it countless pieces of trash and sewage. This sea horse drifts long with the trash day in and day out as it rides the currents that flow along the Indonesian archipelago.

“It’s a photo that I wish didn’t exist but now that it does I want everyone to see it.”

~ Justin Hofman, photographer

“This photo serves as an allegory for the current and future state of our oceans. What sort of future are we creating? How can your actions shape our planet?

“Thanks to @eyosexpeditions for getting me there and to @nhm_wpy and @sea_legacy for getting this photo in front of as many eyes as possible. Go to @sea_legacy to see how you can make a difference. ”

 

A Photo I Wish Didn’t Exist

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justin hofman

This photo was posted by photographer Justin Hofman on Instagram, with permission to share.

Justin writes:

“It’s a photo that I wish didn’t exist but now that it does I want everyone to see it. What started as an opportunity to photograph a cute little sea horse turned into one of frustration and sadness as the incoming tide brought with it countless pieces of trash and sewage. This sea horse drifts long with the trash day in and day out as it rides the currents that flow along the Indonesian archipelago.

“It’s a photo that I wish didn’t exist but now that it does I want everyone to see it.”

~ Justin Hofman, photographer

“This photo serves as an allegory for the current and future state of our oceans. What sort of future are we creating? How can your actions shape our planet?

“Thanks to @eyosexpeditions for getting me there and to @nhm_wpy and @sea_legacy for getting this photo in front of as many eyes as possible. Go to @sea_legacy to see how you can make a difference. ”

 

Not Bride nor Groom

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You’re not his bride.
He’s not your groom.
You’ll never tango;
that dance takes two.

Beware the rose
clenched tight in your teeth.
It still carries thorns
the groom slyly bequeathed.

You claim vindication
to the near-empty church,
saying it’s you who has left
the groom in the lurch.

The groomsmen drift off,
gifts must be returned,
future in-laws sent home
by the bride sadly spurned.

The bridesmaids, too,
dressed up all the same
try in vain to save face
in the scorned bride’s name.

But they hike up their dresses
another wedding to seek
before the guests notice
how the bride’s bouquet reeks.

As break dancers take
to the reception hall floor,
the tango strains follow
diplomacy out the door.

Wedding crashers line up
awaiting a feast.
They’ll not go home hungry;
they will feed off the beast.

And so your romance
with clandestine ties
is unraveling now
before everyone’s eyes.

The moral is simple
for all those misled:
know with whom you are sleeping
before climbing in bed.

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“He’s not my bride, and I’m also not his bride or groom”
~ Russian President Vladimir Putin, in regards to Donald Trump. (9/5/2017)

“It takes two to tango. It seems to me, our U.S. counterparts for now are performing solo breakdance moves.”
~ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (9/1/2017)