BACKFLOW

In Federation Day statistics

One from ten left naught

And for Bolivars these days

Regionalism can be

sold and bought

For fifty percent discounts

And thirty days  energy pacts

And twenty-five year loans

On one percent interest back

In Federation Day statistics

One from ten left naught

And for Bolivars these days

Regionalism can be

sold and bought

For built storage tanks

From shore to shore

So twelve from fifteen left three

And  no more

In Federation Day statistics

One from ten left naught

But for Bolivars these days

Regionalism can be

sold and bought

For Petro Caribe allegiance

And market share divergence

To make Trinis distraught

And still  pipelines flow

From South to North

With no fail safety valve

To prevent blowout

When rumored embargoes 

Create real doubt 

and back flows prepare

for the re-route

In Federation Day statistics
One from ten left naught

But regional mathematics says

Twelve plus three makes fifteen

Prepare for backflow!

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