Bp Oil Spill Poem by Luke Easter

The Alaskan oil spill from the Exxon Valdez, what a way to go,
Drop in the bucket next to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico,
Two examples of incompetence caused containment to go bust,
However, at least BP has a plan headed by Professor Peter Lutz.

What’s that? Now is not the time for jokes too much is at stake,
No way, this 2009 plan has a flaw, where’s your proof it’s fake?
This Peter guy is deceased & his passing was in the year 2005?
Well, just how do you explain the fact that BP lists him as alive?

Eleven million gallons up north, down south multiply that by ten,
And keep the adding machine going because oil’s still pouring in,
When you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem,
So, just what in the heck is talking so long to begin & solve them?

Continual flow, lack of containment, wildlife in serious jeopardy,
Lie upon lie covered with lame excuses by oil conglomerate BP,
Let’s reverse for a moment to day one of this deadly catastrophe,
Internal memos suggest money was more important than safety.

An oilrig Deepwater Horizon by name is drilling for black gold,
4/20/10 now on 6/10/10 we lean much of the equipment was old,
Cutting cost, as the bottom line is money who cared about lives?
Uh, mothers & fathers of the workers, their children and wives?

Methane leak, bad valve, explosion, fire, two days later it sinks,
Workers complained beforehand, no changes, something stinks,
And I do not mean the slick covering the Gulf to Florida’s coast,
Nor damage to the shrimp, fishing industry, not some but most.

An entire region’s livelihood is on the verge of being destroyed,
Not just hundreds but thousands soon permanently unemployed,
The Brit’s, an ocean and miles of clear water away are annoyed,
Hey, take two aspirin & if that doesn’t work call Sigmund Freud.

That awful smell is coming from the mouths of those in charge,
Private jets, expensive cars, million dollar homes, living large,
Lives in peril were front line workers, who had families as well,
Is this the part where we say to the bosses may you burn in hell?

Was that federal agency, Minerals Management Service, too lax?
While the wallets of those involved in decisions were getting fat?
Scandalously close relationship, with oil companies they oversee,
Obama said, regulators weren’t tough on the oil and gas industry.

Mr. President, being soft is what pads their personal bank account,
An investigation needs to take flight and look into these amounts,
Cushy jobs for family, friends, home improvements,1st class trips,
Week or two in the Bahamas, finest dining and luxury cruise ships.

Sure, free access said the BP executives yet the media is denied,
We thought there were no secrets so what are they trying to hide?
The government, private corporations and finger pointing galore,
Funerals and law suits as oil still gushes from the ocean’s floor.

Hey! Wait a minute, Sigmund who? Are you crazy are you nuts?
He’s been dead for years. No! His office is next to Professor Lutz,
One last thing, as for the oil spill, there’s no ifs, no ands, no buts,
BP should pay every dime, nickel and penny it cost to clean it up.