i am afraid of the recycling troll

behind the walls, through the chutes and past the bins lives the recycling troll.

i have never caught more than a glimpse of the troll as he dips from bin to bin.

but if i accidentally put the wrong item down the chute the troll will screech. “aluminum soda cans and soup tins don’t belong together!”

i can see the pictures on the wall describing which items belong where, but they aren’t always clear and not every item i have is shown.

the recycling troll doesn’t care for my confusion and is intolerant of any errors.

so i dance between the chutes, sneaking my items in each bins, afraid of making a mistake and angering the troll.

i am afraid of the recycling troll.