Kingdom Come

My Own World

I live on an island
In the middle of the ocean.
I am happy and not at all
Alone.
I eat breadfruit and coconuts
With the monkeys
And listen as their elders
Tell stories
Of how they defeated the
Pirates.
I take bananas
Without asking
The gods.
And I bathe in the warm waters
Of the ocean.
Together,
The monkeys and I
Explore the coastlines.
And dive for pearls and
Oysters.
I sleep on a hammock
In the eaves
Of the trees
In a treehouse
With my monkeys.
We
Understand each other.
I know their language.
We are the same
Because
We obey the gods.
And
We know the ways
Of the island.
And no one
Disturbs Us.
We are happy.