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I Wish I Weren'T An Orangutang

I WISH I WEREN’T AN ORANGUTANG
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS


I wish I weren’t an orangutang, living as a captive in a zoo
Orange stringy, hairy body, is this the best nature can do
Gangly arms, puffed cheeks, a face you can’t appreciate
A lonely solitary life longing for a willing mate

I have an adorable look, when I’m still small n  young
The children love it, when I grin n overlap my tongue
They love it, when I flash my teeth, while sinking my jowl
I puff up my cheeks, then let out an ear splitting howl

I’m just a barrel of laughs for them, but what about me
I’d love to have the freedom to go from tree to tree
I long to live and function in forests dense and hot
I’d forage the treetops eating mangoes at each spot

I’d build myself a new nest bed of branches every night
I have to pick the tree limbs, that can carry my weight
I’d wake with the sun and begin, an unending search
To locate a willing female with whom to share my perch

But that’s all just a daydream never to reach fruition
Cause I’m just a show piece, to be seen with paid admission
Would it not be great, were I a horned pacific puffin
Spend time in Russia, then over to Alaska for some fun

When it gets too cold I’ll head south to California
How great to be able to perch in a majestic sequoia
Then onto Baja, where the fish are there for the taking
Venturing far and wide will be an annual undertaking

Absorbing the vistas along the pacific palisades 
Swooping and diving without branches as aids
Well I’ve just been awakened from my daily dreaming
The gates are open and I hear the children screaming

Well, back to the old grind, I’ve got kids to amuse
But being a horned puffin, a dream I will never lose
We all have duties to perform each day
But, if I were a horned puffin I’d fly away

Copyright © John Arribas | Year Posted 2017

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