in response to new astro-turf

tanding on the new Field of Astro-Turf, I gaze at the sea of orange-and-green polypropylene that makes up the new floor of the stadium. I take a sip from my Coca-Cola -resplendent with Nutra-Sweet - and bite into my chocolate bar, through which the enhancing tastes of caffeine, roundup-ready high fructose corn syrup, and recombinant bovine growth hormone shine. I run my hand through my hair - remembering that my friend wants me to pick up his Rogaine shampoo for him when I go to the grocery store, and fish around in my pocket for a hair-tie. All I can find is a package of Nicorette. Oh well.

As I drive to the grocery store, I pass fields of green soybeans and corn. Once at Safeway, I buy Campbell's soup and sweet peppers, beef-tallow-and-corn- rich dog food, emulsifier this and cornstarch that. I grab some milk and the Rogaine and head to the cash register.

No Root, No Weed, No Problem.

Tired from a day of sports-playing, I drive through Taco Bell for dinner, glancing only briefly at the notice which explains why my taco shell is an unusual white instead of the expected yellow. I chew on my food and leaf through my appointment book. Tomorrow is another busy day: a Depo-Provera appointment, a job interview, college applications.

At my apartment complex, I park my car in my spot and nearly walk across the lawn before noticing the little ChemLawn signing warning me not to do so for another day. On either side of me, kidney-shaped spots on the lawn, future garden-bed spots outlined with black flowerbed material contain grass that yellows quickly as its roots die, testimony to the slogan "No Root, No Weed, No Problem".

Upstairs I settle into bed and turn out the lights. In between sheets of soft, bleached cotton and textile-company fibers I relax and fall asleep.

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