The Sea of Crises
Pardon me, I'd rather be
Mining the Sea of Crises
Than shooting at the Russians*
Or dying of social poverty.
I'd work for practically nothing
And the chance to look back and say
Here's hoping your anti anti-satellite satellite
Will not experience untimely decay.
Pardon me, I'd rather be
Mining my own business
In the holey Sea of Crises
Near the Sea of Tranquillity.
David Oesper
* written during the Cold War