In the stormiest weather
\nA thirty year old
\nBoat plyed its way
\nAnd deep in its hold
\nWere animals bound for
\nThe UAE
\nFrom Puntland Somalia
\nInto the sea<\/p>\n
As the old ship went down
\n300o or so
\ncamels and goats
\nAnd sheep joined the flow
\nOff the gulf of Aden
\nThey all met their death
\nGulping in brine
\nIn the absence of breath<\/p>\n
2 crew members perished
\nA very sad tale
\nThis ship was in very poor condition
\nThe trail
\nOf corpses found floating
\nSad souls indeed
\nSuch a terrible loss
\nIt makeS my heart bleed<\/p>\n
Imagine the panic
\nAlready the trip
\nWithout food or water,
\nAnd a final dip
\nInto a vast torrent
\nWith waves mountain high
\nImagine the fear
\nAs so many did die<\/p>\n
SOmalia’s animals
\nOut number us
\nSome 8 million goats
\nSheep and camels
\nDiscuss
\nThe merits of shipping live
\nExports away
\nOn shoddy old vessels
\nWhat is there to say<\/p>\n
The briefest of storms
\nAnd the creatures must die
\nLocked in their prisons under the sky
\nSwamped by the tempest
\nAnd lost to the world
\nAs into the maelstrom
\nThe Angels were hurled<\/p>\n
Some say a godsend
\nFor had the been shipped
\nTo vile slaughterhouses
\nTheir bodies then ripped
\nTheir throats torn a’sunder
\nThe pain of it all
\nHung up on chains
\nWith such torment and gall<\/p>\n
Those who eat dead flesh
\nAre as guilty as hell
\nAnd all theSe dead animals
\nAs they did swell
\nUp in the water lost and asleep
\nSurely the Angels themselves
\nNow must weep<\/p>\n
Live exports on vessel
\nTo old to sail
\nIs the biggest anathema
\nSurely we fail
\nAs humans to stop this
\nWe can if we try
\nThis carnage of spirit
\nAnd all else is a lie<\/p>\n
THey died so we may grow fatter
\nAnd die sooner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the stormiest weather A thirty year old Boat plyed its way And deep in its hold Were animals bound for The UAE From Puntland Somalia Into the sea As the old ship went down 300o or so camels and … Continue reading