its 25 years since that disaster
tore a forceful hole
in that environment alas
almost every soul
who lived and loved around that
place was broken oiled and lost
it was a terrible disaster
and my goddess has it cost
the oil leaked out in volumes
and everywhere was black
oozing from the broken pipes
around the rocks did pack
huge amounts of filth
deposited all about the shore
myriad birdlife shell fish, fishes
ended up as no more
25 years on so many souls
have not been able to
come back from the disaster
they were broke into
polluted out the water
all that rotten crude
the losers are the wild souls
not the financial brood
not the insurance companies
not the bankers they
all just make a killing
whilst all the others pay
Rex Tyler is a Poet, Campaigner, former owner of an organic shop of 30 years, and Public Speaker living in Berkhamsted, UK.