Advice To A Monkey Poem by RIC BASTASA

when the monkey
was on top of the trees
he feels nothing
extraordinary about it

boredom sets in
like a long sunny day that misses the rain

so it sets on another challenge
to set its feet on the
highest mountain

when he gets there all he does
is to breathe
there is nothing more challenging
than breathing and

he is all alone there

no one speaks to him
no one mentions the fruit of his labor

then he feels asleep
and wakes up at another lonely hour

like a very long rainy day
now missing another sunny hour

boredom sets in
and he looks at the sky

and he wishes he had wings
on its tail

he dreams of clouds and
stars

sad monkey with no one
to love
all these
are pretty useless
now

ask yourself: what is next?
what is it that gives you
happiness?

there is no other monkey
like you
who can love you?

go to the monkey world
and play and say hello and yes
to every monkey

do not be human.