Michael Benkhen Poet I do not know?

Bp Man

"Give me a respirator, give me a respirator
please BP man give me a respirator."

BP man looked in yonder sea, he turned his head -said unto me:
"No fishing man, the air is clean, theres nothing wrong,
get back to work."

"Give me a respirator, give me a respirator
please BP man give me a respirator."

"I'm coughing, I'm sneezing, I'm passing out,
Please BP man, help me out."

BP man looked in yonder sea, he turned his head -said unto me:
"No fishing man, the air is clean, there's nothing wrong,
get back to work."

"Give me a respirator, give me a respirator 
BP man please give me a respirator."

"I'm coughing up blood, I'm passing out,
please BP man, help me out."

BP man looked in yonder sea, he turned his head -said unto me:
"No fishing man, the air is clean, theres nothing wrong,
get back to work."

"BP man, BP man, I think I'm dead."

"Give me a funeral, give me a funeral,
please BP man, give me a funeral."

BP man looked in yonder sea, turned his head -said unto me: 
Yes fishing man, I see you are, but see I don't want
them all to know."

"so go back into the water, go back into the water, disappear forever into the water."

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Carolyn Devonshire May 27, 2010 at 11:16 PM Sadly, he will "disappear forever" if he goes back in the water. Powerful poem that would strike home for all of us living on the Gulf Coast. Well done, Michael! Love, Carolyn

Barbara Gorelick May 27, 2010 at 9:45 PM Sadly I knew how this was going to end. I loved your write. Well done. BG