Golden Bright Light – As Narrated by a BABY SEAL.
A golden, and radiant bright light Injecting my eyes with a dazzling white Falls on my slippery skin as it climbs, As I flop lightly out of the foaming brine.
I look to my brother, and see pride in himAs he goes about teaching me how to swim, So the sun won’t make my soft skin blister.And that I may protect my mom and sister, Making me more fine at coursing for krills, Allowing me to have more playtime and thrills.
My brother teaches me how to sail, To protect myself from the killer whale, Though the whales themselves tend to decline, We know only our own endangered shrine;Because of the humans hunting us for a while.
My brother swam with me for only for a mile, Before a harpoon pierced straight through his skin; My eyes filled with tears, though the humans did grin.
Though my brother now lay in their boat, I could see, I knew he was dead, with no need now to plea;I fled to my mother and sister, in a rush, But when I did find them, my own heart was crushed, As I saw them lying dead; I didn’t know their faces, My soul came to pain and unrest, at all paces, When I wonder how humans could wear coats of our flesh, And use our blubber to make makeup and blush.
I’m alone now, with my loss and my pain, Any hope for man’s mercy would just be insane, But still do I beg, to those who have heart;Please stop the poaching, it tears us apart.
For God made us all with the same eyes, Set greed aside, if you yet wish to rise;Help us lessen the agonized noise, At least—you help me, by spreading my voice.
(2012)
