The Problem of the Ape (For Desmond Morris) The problem is not that the human is the beast The problem is not that the beast calls a feast When he should call a long fast To repent his shameful past
The problem is not that the beast is naked And does not know The problem is that the beast Has learnt to pretend not to know The problem is not that the beast Is an ape with the longest penis The problem is that he wields it Against the other who has none The problem is not that the beast may fail To progress, The problem is that the beast may think He is no longer a beast When he has progressed. --- Obododimma Oha ********************************** Obododimma Oha PhD (Stylistics/War Rhetoric) MSc (Legal, Criminological, & Security Psychology) Senior Lecturer in Stylistics, Semiotics, & Discourse Analysis Department of English, University of Ibadan & Fellow, Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies University of Ibadan, NIGERIA --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta.
