by Maria Lisa Polegatto
As I swim through the ocean
Once tranquil and free
The world whizzes over the top of me
No thought, no care for my family
As I swim through the ocean
Once tranquil and free
The world whizzes over the top of me
No thought, no care for my family
As I gulp and take a breath
Dodging hulls, I dive deep
My offspring I fear for them
They can't stay under as long as I can
We breathe like humans, both mammals, but so far apart
As I try to engineer the sea
They engineer ships bigger than me
With blades that run right over me
Gone are the days I was once feared
Sea Monsters of the past
Now becoming fables of the future
Please don't let it be
More fish I help to produce
But they blame me for emptying the fish in the sea
Yes, I eat lots but nature needs and feeds me
Some of us actually eat plankton and microscopic crustaceans
I offer my services for free
Ocean engineers are we
I sequester carbon so you can breathe
Even as I fall to the sea floor
I pump nutrients a plenty
And stir up the waters so species can eat
My movements have a big worth
One drop, one ocean, one Earth
I travel the ocean globally
With my young in tow
Leaping and breaching as I go
Escaping the ocean noise
My pod is unique
We have our own sound
We sing through the ocean
By vibrating our ear drums
Our huge hearts beat
We are made for the sea
That surrounds us in blue
Once tranquil and free
Our huge hearts beat
We are made for the sea
That surrounds us in blue
Once tranquil and free
We are held hostage in our own home
As noisy monstrosities ram into us
As we come to the surface to breathe
Cruising the ocean was meant for me
I'm not as fast as I'd like to be
To move out of the way as you speed toward me
I sleep at the warmth of the surface
As the null of the hull rushes toward me
We have seen to the very depths
Man might never ever see
Time is running out, not just for me
Climate is changing too fast, without more of me
We have seen to the very depths
Man might never ever see
Time is running out, not just for me
Climate is changing too fast, without more of me
We are trying to repopulate
Humans please understand
We are here by the grace of God
He watches over us
The time is now
Our benefits are mighty
We can't do it on our own
Please, release the stresses
We all need to coexist
Slow down and see the beauty
It's all around you
Stop and take a minute
One drop, one ocean, one Earth
More whales, full ocean, happy Earth
Carbon sequestered, oxygen surpassed
Please, let me breathe.
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Deep Dive Into The Ocean Ecosystem With The Giants
A Free Learning Tool About Whales, Interconnected Species & Organism, Climate Change and Humanity.
Deep Dive Into The Ocean Ecosystem With The Giants
A Free Learning Tool About Whales, Interconnected Species & Organism, Climate Change and Humanity.