The Only Animal

The only animal that commits suicide

went for a walk in the park,

basked on a hard bench

in the first star,

traveled to the edge of space

in an armchair

while company quietly

talked and abruptly

returned,

the room empty.

The only animal that cries

that takes off its clothes

and reports to the mirror, the one

and only animal

that brushes its own teeth—

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