RUNNER UP

In my mind, the world keeps spinning,
as I rock up and down.
The water crashes, the waves are splashing,
the fishermen stand on their boats and frown.

There are no catches at sea,
we are, for now, completely free.
However, there are dangers, horrendous and mad.
There is litter in the ocean, it makes us sad.
We huddle in the middle of the vast great ocean,
we daren’t move, we make no motion.
We can’t give them any notion, that we are here.
So you see now, in our blue, watery world,
us fish have ups and downs like you.
Don’t make us sadder, pick up some pieces of litter, just a few…