Captain Wilson

smile and handshake zombies

are waiting by the dock as

captain wilson shouts out hello

back from his remarkable voyage

whiskey for the crew and many women later

willoughby wilson wakes up to find

his head is shaved legs in irons

talking to the prisoners he learns about the changes

that have evolved while he’s been busy

wrestling storms and stray sea demons

everyone has gone crazy

there was a time when the magic worked

and all the creatures talked aloud

when the gods were merciful sometimes

twenty years later and our hero willoughby wilson

well he’s been living in the jungle

staying alive on bark and berries

he’s been talking to the chimpanzees

just like some distant cousin

teach them words and tell good stories

one terrible day some men come in from town

they’ve been busy chopping down trees

paving roads and planning condos

but not today   today they shoot the monkey

and willoughby wilson cries out loud:

you have shot my brothers down

so i’m going to teach them to make guns

the monkeys raged upon the town

and captain wilson led the charge

oh the gods were with them for awhile