Dolphin Fable

Delores the dolphin has always been different.
She never felt completely right.
While, her friends would talk about boys and makeup,
She would swim quietly with her mouth shut tight.
Do not get me wrong she thought boys were cute,
And they made cool friends.
She just could see her young dolphin life,
Tied down to one of them.
She did envision herself having a life partner
One to share her days with
But it was not a stranger or a boy
It was her friend Lilith.

Her family did not see it.
Her family did not know
Her little secret she kept to herself
Until she felt like she was going to blow
She admitted to herself and her friend
That she liked dolphin girls
Next came the parents, they reacted bad
She was treated as if she was from a different world.
Spurned, Alone, and seeking advice
Delores found inner strength to do what was right
She began to campaign and speak out
She should not be treated differently. She began to fight.

Delores found dolphins from other pods,
That believed as she did.
She wanted to be treated equal.
And have a say or bid.
Prejudices rained down on her from all over.
Her pod of believers were hurt.
Through laws and hate from other dolphins,
They were looked at like less than dir.t

To this day Delores and her group,
In Tampa bay, swim and protest,
To try to stop the hate and the scorn.
They aim to stop the unrest.