i havent been a human for a while.
mightve been a great ape last time.
or a lesser ape.
or, yes, a raccoon.
something with a functioning hand.
fingers and a thumb.
to grab at something.
something that i needed.
to get what i needed.
to keep being that species,
long enough to live until i died.
to become some other animal
called man.

and now to be a man,
grabbing what i can,
long enough to become
some other animal.