What tales be told of the tails we hold,
held if only so briefly in the halls of our hearts
as thoughts wander
as the chimpanzees play
as passing strangers on their way
Ever unheard the supernatural giraffe's
gaffe? or been the acquaintance
to the tongueless cobra that whistled by
the light of day or been able to claim like me
you've actually seen the rare cry of the
red hippopotamus that you wished had
never gotten away
.