In Support Of Nature.... Poem by RIC BASTASA

a monkey's wish
has always been

a forest, and given the
choices

it shall choose a banana
from a

basket of dollar bills

a monkey's dream is
a simple vine where it can
place its hands and
swing from one tree
to another

you claim to be a man,
and man

why have you become so
foolish?

you exchange a forest
for money

an expensive lifestyle
you have embraced

in exchange for the trees
and the rivers
and the mountains