Abby Sunderland is Missing

We can't circumnavigate the globe
although we'll surely try
your father has a sailboat
and I the will to die

let's get lost out on the sea
somewhere off Cape Horn
force our families to gather
in a solemn state of mourn

inform the attendance keeper
to expect absence this September
even with no accomplishments
we can pretend you'll all remember

our clear lack of gratitude
the anger kept inside
when the country is a city
on the ocean do we hide