It was said since he was two
Beware of Abigail and her crooked crew
I cannot tell what they will do
If they happen to run into you
They could turn you into stew
Or cover you up with sticks of glue
They could make your skin a shade of blue
Or cage you up with some bamboo
Years had passed and the warnings too
But Ezra Teach was tried and true
Till all his friends left him at a zoo
For something that he didn’t do
So Ezra Teach went to the beach
Because his happiness felt out of reach
He laid in the sand next to some bleach
Which someone left or failed to reach
A shadow grew and then stood still
As Ezra froze and got the chills
A young lady smiled on the beach
And handed him a nice fresh peach
Her hat and coat adorned her so
Their red and white gave her a glow
As her braided blond hair
With the wind did flow
Ezra though just small and thin
Could do nothing but slightly grin
I’m sorry that your friends have left
It must be hard for one so deft
My name is Captain Abigail
No doubt you’ve heard some false tale
Or else you wouldn’t be so pale
She held out her white-gloved hand
And pulled dear Ezra off the sand
This probably is not what you had planned
But we’d love to have you in our band
(c) 2020 Tanner Stevenson
