poem

Apex predators slammed the hull

of the boat sailing the Strait of Morocco.

The larger matriarch supervising while two others

hit rudders with blows, imitating her taught tactic;

local coast guards rescuing crews from sinking vessels.

The papers say a traumatized whale started the behavior,

a moment of pain making them aggressive,

but really it’s them being finally pissed at us,

what with all the unnecessary noise and such;

the behavior would've been present long ago

if the scientists were right,

but first reports began May 2020.

Remember that year,

the northwestern tip of Spain had to ban sailing.

Assaults have become increasingly frequent,

busting the rudder,

moving on when the job is done.