Orangutans

A midsummer heatwave
A day out at the zoo
A suburban carpark
That we drove to

Queuing for ages
In the blazing hot sun
Waiting to see the
Orangutans

I watched that baby climbing
And it looked like he might fall
It was all grace and no danger or fear at all

Our faces pressed up
Against the glass
I just had a second
To take my glance

Before the next one
Some other person could see
Movements so graceful
So peaceful and free

I saw the long haired old boy
And I thought 'what would he say?'
If the worry for the small ones kept him awake?

Now its winter I'm on the phone
Something wild
Has happened
So I remember
The moment I saw
The baby scaling
The ceiling and walls

We watched that high wire wonder
And it looked like he might fall
What we cradled in our futures
I can't recall



Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Hughes
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