Ugly Fruits

• Jack Bonser, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2014

Getting rid of waste, to get to the dump now is a race, a disgrace.

Perfectly good fruits and veg are now in bottomless pits. Gathering mould, a lot.
When they could be in a market,
In their very own spot.

They’re better than good. And 30% cheaper, like they should!

Quasimodo may have looked odd. But he had more character than something as plain a fishing rod.

We must not judge on looks, but on the taste and how it cooks.

Stand-up beside me and dig in! A new type of food will begin…