{"id":31815,"date":"2017-01-12T12:33:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T12:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=31815"},"modified":"2017-01-12T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T13:35:27","slug":"tilikum-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/01\/tilikum-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Tilikum   &#8220;If you see her say hello&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The arrogance thats sea world<br \/>\nIs mine and I do fear<br \/>\nThe mire of basic ignorance<br \/>\nHas made me live with fear<br \/>\nThe limelight at the forefront<br \/>\nOf those of us now who<br \/>\nKnow orca&#8217;s and<br \/>\nKnow dolphins<br \/>\nMuch better than they do<\/p>\n<p>Now  can we have a discourse<br \/>\nLet people start to hear<br \/>\nThe evil match of bondage<br \/>\nIts all now  very clear<br \/>\nWith memories a fading<br \/>\nTIlikum he knows<br \/>\nHis time is coming around again<br \/>\nAs his perception grows<\/p>\n<p>Blackfish has highlighted<br \/>\nThe real misfortune here<br \/>\nAnd hopefully his freedom<br \/>\nThe time will soon be near<br \/>\nThe thing that will make us happy<br \/>\nIs seeing Tilikum<br \/>\nSwimming in the ocean<br \/>\nTo the sound of his own drum<\/p>\n<p>Finally i have  given up<br \/>\nCouldnt take it anymore<br \/>\nI know i have my champions<br \/>\nBut deep down in my core<br \/>\nI have to go to my mother<br \/>\nTo Neptune&#8217;s  coral reef<br \/>\nBecause i am so sensitive<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m living with her grief<\/p>\n<p>I close my eyes and sink down<br \/>\nTo the bottom of this pool<br \/>\nI die of a broken heart<br \/>\nFor they were really cruel<br \/>\nSorry I will miss you all<br \/>\nBut its  my time to die<br \/>\nIf you come to see me<br \/>\nJust look up in the sky<\/p>\n<p>Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<\/p>\n<p>If you see her say hello<br \/>\nNot<br \/>\nseeing her  for  years<br \/>\nI was captured by SEA WORLD<br \/>\nMy mother was in tears<br \/>\nI cant say that its all been great<br \/>\nMy freedom was my life<br \/>\nShe might be wondering how I am<br \/>\nEach day was filled with strife<\/p>\n<p>I cannot stand captivity<br \/>\nWild souls can never be<br \/>\nTo think of how I watched her swim<br \/>\nFar away from me<br \/>\nThought of our separation<br \/>\nIt pierced me through my heart<br \/>\nDoing tricks for sea world<br \/>\nHow did all this start?<\/p>\n<p>My mother i remember her<br \/>\nNuzzling up to me<br \/>\nI never could forget her<br \/>\nShe was a part of  me<br \/>\nI always loved her dearly<br \/>\nTo me she was my life<br \/>\nAnd being captive like I was<br \/>\ngave me so much  strife<\/p>\n<p>Those  hunting expeditions<br \/>\nWe&#8217;d go on every day<br \/>\nMother had a way about her<br \/>\nAnd to me did say<br \/>\nYou need to always eat fresh fish<br \/>\nNo carrion for we<br \/>\nProudly earn our banner<br \/>\nAs killers of the sea<\/p>\n<p>Those tasty squid and fishes fresh<br \/>\nWe shared as ORca&#8217;s do<br \/>\nMother was my mentor<br \/>\nTeaching me all through<br \/>\nAnd being captured by Sea World<br \/>\nAnd thrown into a tank<br \/>\nIt really  stressed me out so much<br \/>\nMother to be frank<\/p>\n<p>I just went through the rigours<br \/>\nI suffered every day<br \/>\nAll that rotten icy fish<br \/>\nHow I had to pay<br \/>\nMy digestion it went through it<br \/>\nUncomfortable was I<br \/>\nAnd all those silly trainers<br \/>\nThat sea world  did deny<\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t stand them sitting on my back<br \/>\nFor me that was<br \/>\nInsensitive and ugly<br \/>\nReally just because<br \/>\nIt made no sense to do this<br \/>\nJust no sense at all<br \/>\nAnd i was raked so many times<br \/>\nAnd treated like a fool<\/p>\n<p>A few suggestions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrogance thats sea world Is mine and I do fear The mire of basic ignorance Has made me live with fear The limelight at the forefront Of those of us now who Know orca&#8217;s and Know dolphins Much better &hellip; 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