Do the Crime, Do the Maritime

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I see the sea, for what she is. A thunderous soul, a heart of gold. With tales to tell and secrets to keep. With life she brings and puts to sleep.

I see a Sailor sail with sails With charcoal holes and broken rails. His crew distraught swayed in dismay The shipment boxes in disarray.

I see a Contract black and white. With clauses telling wrong and right. The Sailor said the ship collapsed. With shipment boxes underwater and trapped.

I see a Ship that shipped, shipped boxes. Or meant to right before chaos stopped it. With no delivery and a run-down vessel The Sailor was all ready to tussle.

I see a Company that sought a Ship. And sent the Sailor on a business trip. With no shipping, no Ship, no Sailor, no trip, The company had a Contract to rip.

I see a man who prided his sailing For he sailed to ship boxes, never failing. He saw a Company with liability of law. So he served them with papers they couldn 't ignore.

I see the Law that lays its life. To slice in parts the wrong and right. So we trust the laws of maritime, Shall claim its victim, criminal, and crime.

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I see a Sailor with a broken ship. A minor crack became a major blip. The Company ship had wood so stale The Sailor said it was bound to fail.

The Sailor declared in Court that day How the Company dismissed his worries before he went away. He said the Ship was theirs to fix. Yet they had him set sail with their words and tricks.

I see a Contract bound by law. Airtight by nature yet with a flaw. For the Sailor said his crew was owed their

money. While the Company guffawed in Court, finding this funny.

The Court looked at the Contract paper To pass their judgement a little later. For the Sailor was right to call the breach His claim for damages was not a reach.

I see the Court, that sees the truth, A vindicated Sailor and a Contract to uproot. For the Company ' s breach the law did chime. For if you do the crime, you do the maritime.

by Malaika Nambiar