The rhesus
asked for more information
while the macaque
slept
the chimp came in late
and wanted to have everything revisited
the bonobo
questioned the key points to clarify
the howler monkey
wouldn't stop
the orangutan
wondered
what the point was
and cleaned out his ear
with a pen.
The monkey is not green
He doesn't know
why he should happen to be beige
he can't quite tell
so he'll pretend it's
khaki.
If gibbons went to work
they'd have to carry their lunches
in a backpack
because brachiating
with a briefcase
would be difficult to do.
Monkeys living in the tropics
talk face-to-face on many topics
Monkeys in more temperate zones
prefer to use their telephones.