A Pirate's Life For Me

by L. Kalere

Pirates of the Caribbean is Jill's favorite ride
all pageantry, excitement; and subtly aside

Down in earth's bowels and eerily spooky
chock full of pirates, it's brash and it's kooky

Drift through the bayou where bog crickets chirr
slip mortal ties, 'til reality blurs

Float in a rowboat in dead of the night
where the only sight is the fireflies' light

Zydeco rhythm charges the air
to Nawlins burning, going up in a flare

Cannons are booming, fodder falls near
wenches are screaming, running circles in fear

Scalawags plunder with nary a care
their booty secluded in licentious lairs

Bawdy behavior, great guzzling of grog
a dangling jail key...held at length by a dog

Cacophony quelled, suspiciously quiet
no sounds of revelry, roister, or riot

Dinghy speeds up with pitching and lunging
splishing and splashing, unbridled plunging

Screams that you hear are probably your own
as you hurl down the rapids, back to the known

Exit your vessel, top to bottom you're wet
who cares if you're soaked, be it water or sweat

As you get back in line, thought strikes like an arrow
was that Johnny Depp dressed as Cap'n Jack Sparrow?

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