She Tightens the Grips

The British Petroleum
Oil slick
She tightens
The grip
Like a boa constrictor
Surrounding the flesh of
The Mexican Gulf and
From head-to-toe
She swallows
It all
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Fox Avatar
May 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Yes it's all very sad, I'm sure everybody is doing their best. What a place for such an accident to take place,
Parrish-Spence Avatar
May 29, 2010 at 9:09 AM
You got that right. Very descriptive. Nicely written.
Mehta Avatar
May 29, 2010 at 9:04 AM
Nice comments on recent affairs.
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