Like human drones, They trailed the messiah From Frisco to Guyana, In search of Eden Among anacondas, tapirs, Diminutive Wai Wais, And Purple-heart giants....
Where torrential rain Blasted the ****** soil Like B-24 bombers Over Normandy...
And piranhas Shredded human flesh To naked bone In black-water creeks Coursing through the Amazon...
And a fledging nation Of less than 1 million Navigated the treacherous canefields Of independence...
Why....?
The question lingers Like maggots on 900 rotting corpses...
Why....?
The answers wither Like 900 minds mesmerized By Jim the messiah...
Forfeiting lavish luxuries of freedom For the Temple's tickets To a worry-free ride...