Blinking Monkey Poem by Madathil Rajendran Nair

Blinking Monkey

Rating: 5.0


There is a doll of a monkey
In the toilet
My daughter assigned
For my use in her Seattle home

The monkey seems to blink
Every time I use the commode
She has a baby hugging her shoulder
Which also seems to blink

Blink, blink, blink
At the often inebriate me
Who encroaches your privacy
Meandering into your home
The toilet - your private abode

Reminding me of a distant past
When I roamed the forest
A Neanderthal, the missing link
Homo erectus, a yelling ape
God knows what

Oh doll, I am an ape
Incurable, inebriate
Thanks I am reminded of it
Every time I am inside the toilet
Blink, blink and blink
May Darwin rest in peace
And the monkey in me ease

Blinking Monkey
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 09 August 2016

Very amazing and and funny that monkey blinks abut truth and he speaks through blinking to remind us back the past. Very, very amazing poem this is really....10

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 04 August 2016

Last two lines capture the essence of our origin. A poem creates itself from ordinary things as well as extraordinary things in life. Your poem is a beautiful example. Thank you.

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Nosheen Irfan 04 August 2016

An interesting write. I love the element of humor in it. Its lighthearted tone pleases the reader. Every time we see a monkey, the theory of evolution comes to mind n we look at the monkey like we are looking into the mirror. lol. A delightful write.

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Valsa George 04 August 2016

Is this poem a figment of your imagination or a fun write? I don't want to see such a gifted person who can fathom into the core of life much more than others, becoming inebriate....... and losing sanity! As a sincere poet friend, I feel pained to believe that it is true... I like to dismiss it as mere fantasy! A 10

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Kelly Kurt 02 August 2016

I enjoyed how you weaved the bathroom decoration into a tale of evolution. Except for its hue, the monkey looks exactly like me. : -)

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Hi Kelly. The poem just happened at the spur of the moment. The resemblance right is copyright and I have appropriated it much before you. LOL!

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