in Florida
the shore line is now a front line
while the phone line to the Governor's office is constantly busy
looking over to the Keys
hearing the shouted words "So help me, please!"
the old man and the sea
remembering stories of a shark attack
are calling: there's no turning back
dying or already dead
the high rises
proudly
finding surprises
where the sun also rises
when high tide is spotted running across Lincoln Road
and maybe the onslaught can no longer be slowed.
in Florida
the shore line is now a front line
while near Alabama's Africa Town
the sunken slave ship was finally found
buried in mud near Twelve Mile island where it was burned and sunk
treated by the enslavers like a useless piece of junk!
a boastful white man acting like a heartless drunk
hiding his crime thinking that if it's out of sight
there's no evidence to point to in the dark of night
but now the history books
can give this story many more serious looks
finding surprises
where the sun also rises
when high tide is spotted running across Lincoln Road
but maybe the onslaught can now be slowed.
