The Chimp

The chimp lit himself a cigarette.

The chimp burned the circus down.

The chimp had no regrets.

The chimp only once more wore a frown.


The chimp made a new life for himself in Rome.

The chimp became a porter in a cheap hotel.

The chimp distracted guests in his new home.

The chimp ate bugs and answered the bell.


The chimp used this as a ruse

The chimp was a downtown pimp.

The chimp learned much from his circus muse.

For the chimp was no ordinary chimp.


The chimp ruled over his patch

The chimp held onto his girls.

The chimp could not be matched.

The chimp's plans successfully unfurled


Until the chimp died from blood loss.

With the chimp's blood clotting his fur,

The chimp found it funny because

The chimp knew monsters bred monsters.