does the chimp try to be anything but a chimp?

can the tree be something other than a tree?

are they extraordinary within their species?

and what about me?

I can catch a chimp

I can cut a tree

or, I can leave them alone

and appreciate their beauty

the chimp climbs the tree

the tree doesn’t mind

because it can’t

then there’s me

I am Troy, a human male

I have sometimes tried to be

something I’m not— and failed

I have free will and choice

and to be human may be too ordinary

but because I have a voice

I am Troy, a human male

does my life matter?

yes, all life matters