An oil tanker capsized not far from the seashore
Spilling crude petroleum in the sea
Hence endangering sea life.
Fishermen knowing environmental calamities
Went fishing anyway.
What greed!
Lifeless fish floating in oily water
Was dragged out of the sea anyway
And sold cheaply to fishmongers.
What greed!
Fishmongers celebrated their fortunes
And sold the fish anyway
To unsuspecting clients.
What greed!
Clients found fish
Unusually soft including bones,
But never guessed the reason.
Answering nature’s call
Was unusually strange
For oil gushed out first
And fecal matter just slipped by
Like molten lava downwards.
News came to the fore
When later media announcement
Revealed the incident at sea.
Your guess is as good as mine
As to how benefactors reacted
On being, questioned.