Sea anemone utopia – or not
Hunger-striking, homesick sea anemones in a tank
in the wet lab, cold and light and bright
Their glass box jail balanced on a plank
Dangled, tempting mussels draw a blank
Rejected, dispelled, try as she might
by the hunger-striking, homesick sea anemones in a tank
Anemone utopia – cool and wet and damp
Regular food throughout the night
in their glass box jail balanced on a plank
Rocks to sit on in the water sank
not crushed together or packed in tight
These hunger-striking, homesick sea anemones in a tank
shrivelled trunks, tentacles lank
Hardly the picture of a utopic sight
this glass box jail balanced on a plank
Sea anemones longing to be back on the bank
on the rocks or the sand with the tide at its highest height
Not hunger-striking, homesick sea anemones in a tank
in their glass box jail balanced on a plank.
