Violence and Ignorance

Sweat beads down his back 

Welts and blood and dirt and tracks 

Fresh sushi lays on the plate 

Spotless utensils lying straight 

Thai man yells for him to work 

Twenty hours under that merciless smirk 

Boy and girl bond over fish 

Enjoying a simple, tasty dish

He sees another collapse and die 

Man tosses him over without a blink of the eye 

Deep fried fish cooked at a restaurant 

Tossed and served with a flaky croissant 

Salt and dry and skin and gut

Get burnt by a tossed cigarette butt 

Girls cook fish at a sleepover 

And eat while they play downriver  

He tries to run and make it home 

They kill him and toss him into roiling sea foam 

Lady at a dinner sips a bubbling drink 

And cuts into her meal, her salmon pink

Author's Note

Slave labor in the Thai fishing industry — whose biggest buyer happens to be the U.S.

To learn more:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/05/31/slave-labor-fish/2375655/
http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2013/05/29/human-trafficking-report-roils-thai-fishing-industry/

Reviews

[Tai Ryens]

I'd rather not comment on this. Touchy topic.

[Rhea752]

Ok thx for reading!! :)

[LapseOfMind]

Peoples greed is beyond ridiculous. well done and uniquely written

[Rhea752]

Thank you :D

[Criss ;)]

Girls cook fish at a sleepover
And eat while they play downriver

He tries to run and make it home
They kill him and toss him into roiling sea foam ..nice, but can i ask, why you jotted this piece, i meant what's a reason behind this piece ?

[Rhea752]

To show that we should question where our supplies come from more, America is very against slavery yet we unknowingly ate fish all over the country that was caught by slaves. Thank you for the review :)

[Criss ;)]

can you tell me some web sites where i could know about it more from ? except your authors; note sites

[Rhea752]

http://consumerist.com/2013/05/31/report-thai-fishing-industry-is-using-slave-labor-to-catch-the-fish-imported-by-the-u-s/

It would probably pop up on google search. Just type in Thai fishing slavery or something like that :)

[Criss ;)]

I got this, this site that you've given this time has worked and to the hair it gave me what i wanted to read about this....
hey, when i searched your "Thai fishinng'" on there, i got new update from there it;s about 2 hur's ago's new update on it...may be you would love to read this news as well...
have a look if you want to know more
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130601/report-draws-new-attention-commercial-fishing-slavery-thailand

[Rhea752]

Thank you I appreciate that :)

[MoriartyMesa]

Here i what makes me proud and yet worrisome. You are wise beyond your years, I see that on a daily basis But you have got it something that should be considered for a scholarship.

[Rhea752]

And yet no luck :P Thank you for the review :D

[Peter H]

wow , this is somewhat really good and outgoing :)

[Rhea752]

Thx :P

[Baby Ricochet]

Wow. This is a really good poem. Outstanding work.

[Rhea752]

Thank you :)