When Oil Spills Over; When Gas Ignites: OIL TREES

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

There are oil trees on the oil fields

With branches that span generations

They have hedge like mentalities

That are detrimental to this nation

Oil trees like mangroves

Along the Caroni Swamp

Heart rooted and expansive

They keep good workers out

There are oil trees on the oil fields

Growing in patches all around

Making paper like bamboo to

Cover secrets that are found

Good tree house material

Hosting entire families

There are oil trees on our oil fields

Which sabotage economy

These oil trees are quite clever

And like parasites they feed

On the resources of this nation

With blatant acts, of personal greed

The country’s profit is not their aim

Nepotism and cronyism sprouts

So for the safety of our oil yields

We must root these oil trees out

When Oil Spills Over; When Gas Ignites