Vita Exolvuntur

by Tina Spurgeon

(This page is for the poem with this title. To view the short film of the same name, of which Tina was one of several filmmakers, see here.)

I was made in a factory

bright yellow and bold

to bring joy to a girl

in the bath, stories told

I floated on waters

in bubbles and glee

shared secrets and laughter

just her and me.

but then came her mother

with a frown on her face

“I've found too many toys, dear, it’s time to make space.”

I was tossed from her hands

my adventures now done, 

into the dark trash bin, no more laughter, no fun.

I was tossed in the landfill, beneath piles so high.

but then fate took a turn, as the winds blew and swirled,

to a pond I was carried, 

to a soft, rippling world.

though i’m just a duck made of plastic and hue

in hearts I still float, forever brand new.