Tapanuli Orangutan
By Emma F
Published 26 September 2022
Underneath the trees and the flora,
beautiful animals sprout in the wild,
the roots pop in and out, every sip of coffee, every second blink,
everything I see is nothing but a dead fauna.
Reach forward to see a Tapanuli orangutan swinging vine to vine,
when sunset happens, I reach in my pocket and reach out for the moon,
I take away the morning sun and watch it go down.
But when I come to see my orangutan I burst into tears.
A butterfly passes by and whispers something in my ear,
"Underneath the trees and flora, beautiful Tapanuli orangutans are in danger."