Barbalutes

The barbalutes in their barbalute suits
One pulls out a gun and shoots
Thankfully he missed
But all the rest were super pissed
'Don't do that here!' they exclaimed
'This lake is critically acclaimed!'
The rest of the barbalutes all ran him out of town
Soon after, the crime rates went way down.
They rejoiced in his absence for a while
They laughed and played and showed off a smile.
But one day, the bad barbalute came back
He took a big fish and gave them all a big smack.
'That'll teach you!' he cried, hoarse with rage
He packed them up, and stuffed them all in a big cage.
He dragged them for miles, over much pavery
Until he came to a black market, and sold them to slavery
They were forced to chop trees, each hour of each day
They were fed very little, and given no pay.
Their bellies were empty, and by belly, I mean thorax
When, from a stump, out popped the Lorax!
They pleaded for help, they knew him quite well
He agreed to assist them, it made him feel quite swell.
They made a great plan, for escape that night
If they followed through well, they wouldn't have to fight.
They ran and ran, as four days are long
They entertained themselves with the power of song.
On day five, they arrived at their beloved city.
They felt so neat, they thought themselves witty
Which was when they realized the bad barbalute was still there.
They knew right away, he did not want to share
They were all out of ideas, completely, fresh out
They were very emotionally unstable, and just began to pout.
But  the Lorax stood up, all fierce and mighty
While the rest of the barbalutes all seemed quite flighty.
Lorax walked up to Bad Barbalute, prepared to throw punches
He had been working out lately, doing many crunches.
The bad barbalute was muscley, the Lorax was distressed
When right then, the bad barbalute went into cardiac arrest.
He died instantly, but the Lorax told none
Instead going to the barbalutes, claiming to have won.
'It's a Christmas miracle!' they all exclaimed with a cough
Even though Christmas was nearly four months off.
And there's the true story of those woodsy things
Told all over, by people and kings.
I bet Dr. Suess has told you otherwise
But this is how it happened, and his story was all lies.
So next time you complain of wearing your nice suits
Remember, you could be worse off, like our poor friends the barbalutes