Blinking Monkey

There is a doll of a monkey In the toilet My daughter assigned For my use in her Seattle home The monkey seems to blink Every time I use the commode She has a baby hugging her shoulder Which also seems to blink Blink, blink, blink At the often inebriate me Who encroaches your privacy Meandering into your home The toilet - your private abode Reminding me of a distant past When I roamed the forest A Neanderthal, the missing link Homo erectus, a yelling ape God knows what Oh doll, I am an ape Incurable, inebriate Thanks I am reminded of it Every time I am inside the toilet Blink, blink and blink May Darwin rest in peace And the monkey in me ease