Oceans
I.
A sea of people
Who naturally make waves
Brings what makes them ocean ashore
And are then accused of being tidal in nature
This begs the question, when was the role of the moon forgotten?
When did waxing and waning become stages of grief?
When breaking upon beach is a method of cleansing or penance
Where tears and blood get left on sand but melanin stays within the waves
Where pain can be counted on just like the moon being made anew every month
II.
The ocean is resilient
But is dying more and more every day
Becoming more acidic as the moon waxes and wanes
The ocean can only heal itself so much
You fault the ocean for being in disarray
That you forget man-made factors has sickened the body over time
Like slavery
like segregation
like hangings
like Tulsa burning
like sanctuaries burning
like bullet holes burning
Environmentalists debate whether the Tipping Point has been reached
If we are in a period of mass extinction
If the ocean is beyond saving
One can only hope that those respected within the field observe this phenomena
With a historical lens