Jack Sparrow, a Mermaid and Planet of the Apes
a drunken pirate
stumbles off a pier
into the ocean
a mermaid with
crystal blue eyes
puts her arms
around him
he is smitten
her long sea green hair
is soft
joy comes to his heart
he breathes under
the salty sea
feeling good
he commits to
this lady of the water
she is no ordinary mermaid
her beauty captivates
many sailors
but science rules her mind
she shows her human male
a time travel device
formed from coral
together, her loving pirate
and the curious mermaid
are transported to a
world of primates
gorillas surround the
unusual couple
the mermaid crawls
back into the sea
but Jack Sparrow
finds himself in
a cage
bananas dangle in
front of him
he is now sober
but he misses his
lovely mermaid
a chimp scientist
cherishes her new
found human
Dr. Zaius her boss
feels threatened
the lost pirate
closes his eyes
he needs to
escape this planet
of the apes
"I am a pirate!"
"I seek treasure!"
monkeys everywhere?
alcohol is for fools
send me home
to my lady of the sea
three orangutan judges
are baffled
nodding their heads
in fear
send him back
to the angry ocean
he will surely drown
Zira is sad
Jack kisses her hand
waves roll to his feet
his siren of the sea
calls him
her voice carried
by the wind
rifles point at him
nervous gorillas
follow orders
he stumbles but
rights himself
wading into his
ocean home
she extends her arms
pulling him towards her
gorillas and the chimp
are in awe
as the prisoner
vanishes into the sea
no trace of him or
his woman-fish
myth or magic?
they stare long
after the couple is gone
the mermaid kisses
her pirate
he swims with her
relieved to feel
the ocean around
a tired body
her beauty enchants him
amazed her brain
deep down he knows
many more adventures
are in his future
so he swims with
his love
admiring her beauty