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