A gorilla general,Urko as he is called
Tends to his duty,riding through forests and fields
To his destination, a crime scene.
The farm of Darius,owned by a graying chimpanzee
Yields many crops, tended by five humans
Raided by vicious gorillas out to plunder and destroy
The humans would not allow it.
Darius and his humans sit quietly,retelling a tale of violence
To the gorilla general while the leader of the gang lies
With an axe protruding out of him, the others worn and weary
Appearing hagard and beaten down, bloodied and bruised
They accept their defeat, extending their arms to be led away
The general is puzzled as he observes the scene of little damage
And weary gorillas.
Darius is angry,he lectures Urko on being remiss in his duties
Thank the lawgiver my humans saved the farm, our home, our only home
The humans, three males and two females momentarily remain silent
Eyes cast downward, except for one male who smiles at Darius and then at Urko
Urko frowns at the human who speaks of the recent scenerio
Of the gang entering the kitchen and attacking Darius.
A female human uses an axe on the leader,the other humans hidden
Attack the gorillas with simple items like frying pans and cooking pots
An older female gazes angrily at the bloody knife she used to defend Darius
She glares at Urko, "My best cooking knife" is all she says, 
Her voice trailing off, Urko reamins silent, not sure of what to say
But thinking how fortunate Darius is to have these humans.
His soldiers gather up the renegades, Darius speaks sharply of restitution
For property destroyed, Urko mumbles "of course" and studies the humans
Before he exits the farmhouse, his conscious speaks to him
The faces of the five humans etched in his memory
He shuts his eyes to make them go away.
Several weeks later Zaius asks Urko why he is not pursuing humans
With the fervor he once had,the gorilla lowers his eyes and gives a weak
response "I've had other things to do"
Zaius is puzzled and does not accept the lame answer
Urko acts busy, hoping he'll leave the room
The oranguatan shakes his head, "You've been acting strange since that
farm incident"
Urko gives him a stern gaze,then exits the room,riding his horse
His thoughts about humans consume him
And his destiny is changed.