Alone and Under

I swim away, far away from the shore,

As I wonder all the way, staring at the moving ocean floor,

The humans betray, I think, how could they,

The way they slay, poison all bay.

Replicas of our prey, choking us on the way,

Some looking grey, like a storm-extinguished day,

Floating in my way, flaccid, familiar, and filthy,

Wish they would fade away, done by the destroyer of the sea.

I can never keep away, for I don’t know if real or fake,

But I know every day, that my life is at stake,

I can’t back away, for I very much need to eat,

And I swim away, praying that somewhere, anywhere, I find edible meat.

Now, all I do is wander alone, every single day,

A stampede of real-fake food that’s always in my way,

On the inside I cry, I can’t help but sigh,

‘cause all they do to us is just say, bye-bye.

Wonder if they pay attention to the bottom of the earth,

Or just understand what we do that’s worth,

Why, oh, why, can’t they see,

I just want to know, if they realise me.