Lefty Bought An Island

He was the terror of the seven seas,

give or take a few.

But he never gave a thought to

what he would do when he was through…

Lefty bought an island,

after all he did.

His bromance with John Rackham.

His feud with Captain Kidd.

They say he bought an island,

but it was just a scam.

Someone nicked his hide

to the tune of thirty clams.

Ensconced within those tropic woods

pretending it’s alright.

He made his own consumer goods

and slept well every night.

People came to understand

his name referred to sinistry.

But why, then, did he favor his right hand?

That just added to Lefty’s mystery.

Lefty bought an island.

A solid mount afloat in warm azure.

With the pillowed sky above.

So far away and pure.

He’d come ashore glowing like a king.

The inhabitants wished he wouldn’t, rather.

They knew he didn’t dominate a thing,

but found him entertaining when he blathered.

As he gathered years in this sojourn,

Captain Lefty basically was broke.

People borrowed things, and in return,

they cared for him until the time he croaked.

Lefty bought an island.

But, it wasn’t his to own.

With years of care,

the people there made sure he felt at home.