171212-N-FQ836-058 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2017) Logistics Specialist 3rd Class Desiree Alston reads a poem during a poetry slam held in the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) hosts events like this so Sailors can express themselves at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)