Untold Stories (Inspired by 'The Outlaw Ocean' a book by Ian Urbina)
Life on the ocean has long been romanticized
As the ultimate expression of freedom
An escape from landlocked life
A chance to explore
To reinvent
This narrative has been locked deep within our DNA for centuries
Starting with stories of daring adventurers
Setting off to discover new lands
It has also given rise to the puzzling contradiction
Of the modern day cruise industry
Peddling the notion
That a massive floating hotel
That chugs between choreographed stops
To buy local trinkets will provide relief
From the predictability of daily life
Even the simple phrase "at sea"
Seems to carry an implicit soundtrack of possibility and power
Arguably the least policed realm on the planet
The sea bottom is also a world
Over which scientists, conservationists,
Industry, and governments
Routinely tussle for access and control
And yet we have mapped more of the night sky
Than we have charted the ocean's depths
Lawlessness on the high seas
May be rampant
But deep underwater there are immense voids
Literal and legal
I wanted to explore those voids first-hand
As the ultimate expression of freedom
An escape from landlocked life
A chance to explore
To reinvent
This narrative has been locked deep within our DNA for centuries
Starting with stories of daring adventurers
Setting off to discover new lands
It has also given rise to the puzzling contradiction
Of the modern day cruise industry
Peddling the notion
That a massive floating hotel
That chugs between choreographed stops
To buy local trinkets will provide relief
From the predictability of daily life
Even the simple phrase "at sea"
Seems to carry an implicit soundtrack of possibility and power
Arguably the least policed realm on the planet
The sea bottom is also a world
Over which scientists, conservationists,
Industry, and governments
Routinely tussle for access and control
And yet we have mapped more of the night sky
Than we have charted the ocean's depths
Lawlessness on the high seas
May be rampant
But deep underwater there are immense voids
Literal and legal
I wanted to explore those voids first-hand
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Urbina, Ashraf Moawad
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