The Whales Plead
You hunted me in the sea
You knew just where I would be
I would come up for air
With harpoons you were right there.
You slaughtered ones like me
In every ocean , every sea
not caring if young or old
Only the tales of being bold
You would chase me for miles
Shooting harpoons all the while
In most cases it was for fun
You did not care, I was on the run
You threw out your nets and floats
Knowing full well that they could choke
It could take me way down
So I could not breathe and drown
You would hang ones like me
On your boats for all to see
You did not care that I could see
My kind hanging before me
You hunted us , we are just a few
So little of us left, if you only knew
Extinction crept up so fast
Banning has got to last
Our numbers have so declined
Your race cannot be so blind
We once roamed the oceans and sea
now please just let us whales be.
Copyright © Phyllis Babcock | Year Posted 2010
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