We Were Just Monkeys: A Poem

*The poem presented below is a preserved work from a creative writing course

We were just monkeys 

Emanated from the pure means of survival of a species 

No strings attached. 

Primates, frolicking in a blithe comedy 

Scavaging untamed fields for wild berries

Traversing a stream

Wild and untamed 

Simple. 

But now, 

We are artificial 

A contrivance 

Beguiled with the unattainable 

“Where are you applying Early Decision?”

“What is your alma mater?”

“Did you pass the BAR exam?”

Acts of sheer folly 

Abstaining from the comfort of simply not knowing