Ebola Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

What IS the problem 'now'?
I have had it up to 'here' with those monkeys.

'The African monkeys are protesting.
They are making claims that the 'EBOLA' they knew,
Had been known since 1976.
And they refuse to associate with those monkeys,
Who were imported to Reston, Virginia...
From the Phillipines in 1989 when some nurse,
Infected herself fooling around with them.
But it's always the African ones getting the blame.'

Tell them all,
We have a serious epidemic infecting the people today.
And they need to stop that arguing between them.
Those in the know knew about this almost 40 years ago.
Why NOW the monkeys decide between them,
They want to take up time arguing...
Who is reponsible for this disease is not going to prevent,
Or slow down the spread of it.

AND...
IF those monkeys were so intelligent,
About the origin of all of this...
Why on Earth are they not offering their assistance?
Can't they end their pettiness long enough to realize,
A worldwide infectious disease problem is getting out of hand?
Someone has to know 'something' about how to cure it!
We need them to stop 'monkeying' around.

'Well...
When I insisted to have a conference with them this morning,
Some covered their mouths to 'speak' no evil.
A few covered their ears not to hear it.
And the ones that were left already had blindfolds on.
They preferred not to see a thing!
And...
You wont believe this,
But...
The elder monkeys were too involved,
In a game of 'dominos' not paying me OR them any attention.'