Which Heritage Shall I Embrace
Which Heritage Should I Embrace?
By Elton Camp
According to what some scientists say
Little different from a chimp is my DNA
“From common ancestors you both came.
Evolution is the process that we now name.”
“You and the chimpanzee are now both alive
Only because natural selection let you survive.”
Since they assure me that this is absolutely true,
There is a tempting action I wonder if I may do
May I pick the heritage with which to identify
If so, being a chimp is something I might try
Nobody expects a chimpanzee any laws to obey
For animals are free and not constrained that way
Also, he doesn’t have a monthly mortgage to pay
A chimp can live free in a tree & be happy to stay
If he should happen to locate a coy simian mate
He needn’t bother with sending flowers or a date
The chimp has no need to make payments on a car
Since he can swing on a vine if he’s going very far
And when the chimpanzee finally comes to die
To assign him to a blazing place nobody will try
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