why monkeys are better than us

we're just cold to one another,
sitting in that wide open tree,
like monkeys
without
any food.

we lie.
we steal.
we lie some more,
and of course
it's just a matter of defending yourself with
flung shit.

and one monkey
will climb down
with scars,
larger than dead wedding vows,
attempting to land with
some type of gravity,
but really,
lost gravity
can only break
you in parts.