Tuesday, July 20, 2010

ODE TO WHALES

Oh pudgy, podgy blubber-covered cetacean!
Where art thou manners?
I can understand why the Japanese are after your fatty hides
They're quite delicious, I've heard

It is not mine own fault that you die at the yellow
Rubber-gloved hands
Ah, the simplicity of your minds
We sing songs about you and you sing them back

How great are you, the Mysticeti!
With your great long teeth that trap in krill
And your great size that attracts those with murderous intents
You are dying, and yet I lend no hand

How terrifying are you, the Odontoceti!
With your sharp teeth and sharp eyes
And your sharp streamlined bodies that zoom in and out of fish
We learn today that dolphins are whales too

Oh dear Moby Dick
Not to be confused with Dick Van Dyke
What kind of a name is Dick anyway?
Good bye, our mammalian sea friends

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