Ape or Animal

Ape or animal, behind bars,
Knows not the world beyond
But only four walls that I see
And the cold floor where I sleep
And the thin spots on the fur
On my paws straightened out
With nothing at all to pull or claw
And my behind smoothened out
From sitting on something so edgeless
And hard. When will I die?
When did I even learn of death?
I wasn't supposed to know of it
But boredom bred enlightenment
Into me.



Poetry by Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2026-01-19 at 17:29

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