I am a gorilla
We haven’t been around so long and yet we’re running the planet. We’re out of control.
We think we’re so clever but look at the mess we’re making of things!
We can be so kind but we are the cruellest animal who ever evolved.
We run on power.
We desire more.
We fight for more than we could ever need.
Our greed is extraordinary. We’re like wolverines in a chicken-run.
The planet’s become our play thing.
And we’ve only just begun!
I am a gorilla
I am a gorilla
In a garden without a single tree
A crazy, bemused chimpanzee
Who built a lavatory.
My madness runs
In my veins and DNA.
Inherited through my genes
To bring atoms into play.
From the African Savannah
Right out to the stars
We’re the naked chimps
Who string up guitars.
I know I am a mad ape
Creating cities and the gun
Fanatical religions
And we’ve only just begun.
Opher 15.8.2015
I think I’ve already this to you, but you really need to read ‘Ishmael’ by Daniel Quinn. Its a tale of a very wise telepathic gorilla, who sees things as they really are, and teaches advanced anthropology to anyone who’ll listen.
Definitely a life-changing book, IMO
I just bought it. I’ll give it a whirl. If you are recommending it then it must be good!
Reblogged this on Opher's World and commented:
I’m still a bald gorilla!