to the person who put the liquor bottle in our recycling bin

what am i
supposed to think?
i might feel
outraged
like the neighbors
passing with their morning dogs
will see this glass
bottle
and think
"well, those folks sure like it
cheap and hard"

or i could commend
the act of conscience for our good earth
that must have been the
terminus
of a late night walk
swigging a skinny
brown
paper bag

it's even a bit heroic
in that condition
as you slur out
"can't
let this
go
to the land
the the
landfill"

but let's
be real about
these simple acts
of convenience