Quickly suck some spaghetti into your mouth
\nAnd note how it inevitably flips against
\nYour cheeks, chin, upper lip — whatever.
\nThat is what ships do to water when they
\nPass our island over the speed limit:
\nThey rip the water away, haul it along the shoreline
\nLike Ben Hur’s horses except that
\nUnlike Ben’s horses, the water has to return
\nAnd does return like Pharoah’s army
\nTo assault docks, boats and shoreline
\nWith all the hysteria of pillaging hoards.<\/p>\n
Why ship pilots ignore this fact is simply
\nA product of personal greed: they are paid for each trip.
\nMaybe if they had to pay for the damage each trip
\nThey would not be so cavellier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Quickly suck some spaghetti into your mouth And note how it inevitably flips against Your cheeks, chin, upper lip — whatever. That is what ships do to water when they Pass our island over the speed limit: They rip the … Continue reading