Listen to the rusty turnstiles
Creaking in the sun
Morons going into see
The orca’s having fun
Being stolen from the ocean
They did nothing wrong
They were in the wrong place
At the wrong time
And the song
We sing is one of tragedy
Our tears roll down our face
We cannot bear to see these souls
It is such a disgrace
To pluck them from the ocean
Take them from family
Insensitive thats what you are
For once they were all free
TILIKUM the handsome one
Who took it out on Dawn
She became a victim
She faced the cetacean scorn
What a tragic happening
She was torn apart
The agony of sea world
Forever in our heart
Mysteries and sad events
All of them to me
Really very upsetting
They didn’t have to be
Orcas don’t attack us
Not so in the wild
Only when their freedom
Has sadly been defiled
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.