The Taiji people sicken me
in everything they do
day after day the pod’s arrive
whole families cut into
all are mercury laden
minamata will
come back it will haunt you
and one day it will kill
you just have no compassion
you prove that to the world
what you do is criminal
and in that sea is hurled
such anger and such evil
the rising sun unfurled
and cannot now be looked upon
by anyone who feels
as pod after pod are slaughtered
and the agony that reveals
with those conniving pipes
whole pods of intelligent
souls for sure
and what do you do
you slaughter them
turn them to blood and gore
a heartless bunch of heathens
who have no respect in place
actually your behaviour
means you are a waste of space
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.