My Poem, "The Ape-Man"

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Watching a man one day,
An ape saw a challenge before him
Two at this game could play
He thought, and took it on on a whim

Man stood taller than he
So, with a stick, Ape became upright
Man could cut down a tree
Ape severed many branches outright

Man could create a fire
And Ape saw, stole a brand of his own
But could not build a pyre
Though the process of it had been shown

Then Man would cook his food
Ape killed a bird, imitated him
But his attempts were crude;
He could not operate a fifth limb

Then Ape, in anger, scattered the flame
Pointing fingers in Man's face
Said, "Man, it is thou who art to blame
For making me a disgrace!"