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The Spill
BRITISHPETROLEUM
Cathy Ncube
Cathy Ncube lives in Pensacola, FL. She has worked as computer software programmer/analyst, visiting instructor and assistant professor in computer science. She is married and has three grown children. She has written short plays/skits/poems for her church and articles for academia. Cathy enjoys writing poetry based on biblical scriptures, current events, American history, social and international issues. She can be reached at cymat2002@yahoo.com
an acronym poem
B lundering, selfish, oil drilling profiteers
R isked people, nature and wildlife without fears
I ncredibly “safe” rig exploded offshore
T he Deepwater Horizon cracked the seafloor
I ndispensable blowout preventer failed
S plattering gallons that could not be curtailed
H orrid violations caused this fatal blast
P olicy corruption left us all aghast
E leven buried in deepwater so cold
T heir lives were more precious than spewing black gold
R escued workers were thankful to be alive--
O vercome with grief for those who did not survive
L awmakers held hearings for cause and for blame
E dgy CEOs denied fault, with no shame
U nparalleled oil spill slowed down life’s pace
M eager recovery plans--senseless disgrace
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