MIGHTY JOE JUNG
For Robert McNamara
by Houghton Piker
I dream of vines
long leafy verdant vital
that reach out to me like a friend's hand
I have dreamed of vines
and I live
as never before
Home is the jungle
and I am more
More than KaZar!
More than Lucan!
More than Bomba!
More than Boy!
How is my hair?
In the jungle
I am powerful
I am king
I am free
I wear no socks
Beating my chest
I am silverbacked
into no corners
I am beyond Cheetah
Beyond Lancelot Link
Beyond Gleek
Beyond Cornelius
I dream of vines
strong supple ancient agile
that reach out to me as a friend
carrying me
from elephant graveyard to treehouse love
from danger to banana bliss
from numa to tantor
from she-devil to the succour
of Jane's quiet arms
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