Into The Sea: Confessions of a Cruise Line Pirate

I sailed upon a cruise ship that floated on the ocean

We always seemed to make a bit of a rippled waved commotion

When the Captain’s wheel spun in a circular motion as we sailed

Into the Sea

In the Caribbean Islands we dumped our oils

Throughout sand and water we spread our spoils

Covering animals and land flowing like black coils

Into the Sea

Cruising the Ocean playfully under night’s moon rounded dish

We would drink, smoke and fornicate over the salty fish 

Screamed into the dark–yelling our wants, hates and myths

Into the Sea

We ate and drank until our bellies exploded

Dumped our liquored waste as septic tanks imploded

Without any thought as it settled and eroded

Into the Sea

We wrapped presents of trash in colorful cloaks

Tossed in containers we didn’t want to clean or soak

Discarded–never to be seen as it sank into the dark watery smoke

Into the Sea

In Canada we trolled forbidden waters and broke the maritime rules

To peek at Nature’s being, something we’ve never understood=fools

We thought it was impressive and seemed like it would be “cool” as we sailed

Into the Sea

We fished the cold waters until we had more than we could ever need

Threw to the birds what we no longer cared for–they devoured our feed

Then they too brought it back and dropped it

Into the Sea

We destroyed the deep underwater life, we did not believe even existed

Upon discovering the damage we caused; we still partied with drinks double fisted

Consuming with appetites galore which we no longer resisted as we sailed

Into the Sea

In Alaska we cruised by the glaciers

Applauded when pieces fell off like wafers

Unaware of global warming–that we were the initiators as we sailed

Into the Sea

In the Gulf we threw leftovers and sewage overboard

Pouring out what we wanted to disappear after years of gathering hoards

Memories and pictures of futures fell like leaves and boards

Into the Sea

Our anchors scraped and scarred the ocean’s floor

We tossed sand and soot into the faces of those who lived on the shore

We danced into the night as the engines turned and roared as we sailed 

Into the Sea

We crushed reefs, habitats and homes

Places of peaceful water born creatures, we couldn’t just leave alone

In many ports we docked, anchored and without fail we set sail to aimlessly roam

Into the Sea