And a gentleman
visiting my inn
owned a plumbing company
and engineered the fix
to the oil well, so simple, over dinner by the river
he says they have to know
the only reason it isn't fixed
is so they can keep drilling
the other hole
only reason we are being drenched in black
is so the other hole can be finished
then watch, he said, they will fix the old hole
because then they can get to the oil
the new hole won't let off pressure
it can't, it is too small, but it can
give them access to their riches
and fixing the old hole before the new one is finished
will cut them off from it forever
so we must be awash in black until mid August
unless a hurricane comes and makes it longer
before the simple knowledge of wedging the hole is
applied
Bill knows they know,
just not willing to risk losing the well
that is all
their hole is the only one allowed to be drilled now,
no desire to be stopped
must have a reason