Always Evolving
There in the fold
of the Smarter Living
section of today’s paper
are the results
of gorilla research.
Menopausal gorillas
show no interest in
their own grandchildren
often traveling apart
from their own tribe.
Seems sensible to me.
No dropping in
to drop off kids
for the day
because
“Well
you’re not doing
anything
anyway.”
All I can see
in a kid’s eyes
is that sparking fuse
headed for a day-long
explosion of energy.
I know
I can’t
outlast him.
It just seems
more reasonable
to slip off alone
behind the campfire
and sip wine
from a Dixie cup
with the other gorillas.
Writing in Sand 