Lowlife and Blood Relatives

Author and Publisher: Louisa Loveridge-Gallas (2011) "Black Gold Burning" In memoriam: endangered Kemps Ridley sea turtles Black gold, black gold,I’ve braved its spills, old tortoise that I am,beyond a century, this ancient shell so farmy salvation. Black gold has blinded suffocated but never before taken us with fire,torching the waters. These many years I have thrivedin such a heaven of green and blue.Now flames flick toward meover the reddened monster sea. Some of you fight for my life.Too late, too late. Black gold burns. I am gone.