GORILLA

The gorilla is an animal

all but entirely human.

It doesn’t have paws but quasi feet;

it doesn’t have claws but quasi hands.

I am talking to you

about the gorilla of the African forest.

The animal you see here

is all but

entirely gorilla.

Paws instead of feet

and quasi claws instead of hands.

I am showing you

the American gorilla.

It was acquired

by our emissary abroad at an outpost

for the Great Zoo.

Translated from the Spanish