Its seems that we languish
in tanks and for that
nobody cares much
now where we’re at
kidnapped and taken to a blue
concrete pool
and dumped there imagining
we are the fool
let me remind you
we have a brain
our mind is as able
we are going insane
circulating daily
in what is a tank
of real filthy water
that’s getting so rank
its dead
its got nothing to maintain
our health
our immunities shot away
for Sea worlds wealth
and that they pay you
to entertain here
is a sad reflection
on how we appear
we are their prisoners
each one of us
tortured like hell
fed on dead fish
beginning to smell
its boring its vile we are
unhappy here
give us our freedom
we are sincere
really its pointless
keeping us locked
in this stench of a place
with all exits blocked
the ocean is our home
we need to be there
If you come here Martina
you will feel our despair
it isn’t worth coming
its best you say No
and if you watch “Black Fish”
the movie you know
you will feel those sick vibes
and know they are here
this is no place
for you
that is clear
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.