Plight Of The Dolphin Poem by Steve Hancock

Oceanic ballerina
May liberty stay yours
As I watch in awe and wonder
From these cold and tethered shores

Like a bird in liquid sky
Such elegance in your prance
As you leap towards the stratosphere
From the waters that you dance

Since man set sail the ocean
You’ve endeavoured to befriend
In return this senseless carnage
No mortal could defend

Those tuna nets of averice
Cast by the merciless hand
Once again mankinds adversity
I fail to understand

You wear a smile of permanence
Yours eyes so deep they yearn
Still we in our naivety
Neglect the chance to learn