The Planet of Apes

Imagine a place,
a planet within starless space.
Away and far.

Imagine creatures,
holding,
dominating at their pace.
Controlling lands and seas
and bending God to their demands.
Hair upon their legs and arms,
considering themselves supreme.
Bringer of calm and order
and of law.
A paragon race.
Not animal, more.
Two legged and a monkey face.

A loveless home.
A world so different from our own.
A planet of the apes.

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.