This is a poem I wrote way back in 2005. Inspired by G.K Chesterton’s “The Donkey”
No Boon For The Baboon
One who stands tall-
The Giraffe.
The fairest of them all-
Snow White.
The prettiest sight at night-
The Moon.
The ugliest animal alive-
Baboon!
With a protruding mouth
And stinking frizzy hair,
She is not just Nature’s worst creation
But every animal’s nightmare!
Her gums are thick as her head
Her eyes are dreamy as her cry,
Her lips are like her bottom – so red
Oh! It’s too true to be a lie!
She is a torture to the eyes,
She is home to the flies,
She is grotesque, she is a horror
And will stay ugly forever!
I pity her though.
So-
May she live long!
And may God save the King! [Kong]