Mermaid On The Loose [part 5] Poem by Belle Wassermeister

The ape-man runs with lightning speed
and puts her in the seat
of a black car that's sitting there;
she wishes she had feet!

Ten other cars are there as well,
which makes the ape-man frown.
With little effort, so it seems,
he turns them upside down!

The guards are getting closer now;
the ape's done all he could.
He throws a car toward the guards,
then he is gone for good.

There is no key, but Leprechaun
just fiddles with some wires.
The car starts up, and they take off,
with squealing of the tires.

Out in the desert speeds the car
on darkest of dark nights.
They can't see where they're going, but
they run without their lights.

A helicopter's sound is heard
somewhere up in the sky,
but gets lost in the distance as
the miles go flying by.

At last they come upon a town,
which they're about to pass,
but all at once they realize
they're almost out of gas.

They pull the car up to a pump
(and this is almost funny) .
What in the world will they do next?
They haven't any money!

But Leprechaun runs in the store
as quick as any rocket,
and in a flash is back again;
he's picked somebody's pocket!

So with a 'borrowed' credit card,
the gas tank now is full.
Mermaid's adventure still goes on;
it never has been dull.

The ocean is a welcome sight
for mermaid and her 'crew'.
With tears and laughter they embrace,
and then they bid 'adieu'.

And now at last the time has come
to honor Bri's requests:
The mermaid's home, bare-chested now,
and on a rock she rests.