Half way between Norway
and Iceland
from Scotland some 200 miles
around 50000 souls live
on the islands
their Pilot Whale
hunt
yes it riles
many of us on the mainland
because we don’t know
why it should
be something that you want
to do in your lives
for us
we are misunderstood
we live far away
and thus we can’t see
how you live your lives
we don’t know
we imagine those whales
swimming through
all those gales
and then meeting up
sadly with you
being drawn as a pod
into your place
like many pods have been before
and feeling the wrath
of the hungry
and seeing the blood
and the gore
they live in a desolate island
with few sunny days
and much rain
its dark and its cloudy
there’s little to do
and I’m sure many do feel
some pain
seabirds like Puffins
are eaten
their eggs too are eaten
for sure
meat and potatoes
mutton ,matured fish
and dried pilot whale
from the store
2 breweries
making ale which some drink
and fish and chips
has proved a hit
lace and wool seemingly
keep people warm
an inkling of how
people sit
Pilot whales clearly
form part of the diet
a factor that we far away
may not imagine
may not realise
why these poor beasts
have to pay
man really is his worse enemy
for clearly these people do gain
a lot of nutrition from
these Pilot Whales
its just that it comes
with great pain
not for the islanders clearly
they all get to grips with the kill
they swim in the blood of the vanquished
they cut up the poor souls at will
each takes his role in each murder
each takes the karma we know
but now there is mercury
vast amounts now
and seemingly it seems to grow
this is now no laughing matter
for mercury poisoning will
cause massive alarm bells
to ring in the hearts
and this truly is a bitter pill
the AR protestors are out there
they see the blood and the gore
they feel the pain of those going
insane
on the blood and guts on the shore
then there are those who would do this
for the meat and the blubber they need
they only see it as future
in the waters of course all now bleed
its only a matter of time now
for the toxins to enter each soul
those eating these whales
who may not know the tales
of Minamata that some souls
went through
its a difficult test
for the humans
time will resolve issues here
it may be that man will clean up his act
based on death and destruction and fear
or it maybe that toxins will overcome all
and that these hunts will cease in a while
and it maybe that people will try to change
somehow
adopting a whole fresher style
of living reducing the need
to eat others
the animals earthlings who live
who share Planet Earth
and know of its worth
and truthfully also do give
much of their life to its being
a place where in fact all can share
possibly more vegan habitats growing
and possibly just more aware
Atlantic Airways may carry
good thoughts to here and to there
the people may realise
Pilot Whale blubber
has led them through to despair
or the hunt may go on
now regardless
and sickness may follow
and we
may realise sooner than later
that we all fucking poisoned the sea