Because the sun bear is a mammal
he has learned to ignore the people
or the lack of people watching
or not watching him. there are probably
many photos of him online in albums
with titles such as day at the zoo or
weekend in san diego to the sun bear
there are no house guests. or. fan clubs.
the sun is there i guess
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the two people trying to find common ground watching the sun bear
eat star fruit call it a first date. the sun bear would be disappointed
if he knew that it was saturday and he had nothing special to occupy
his weekend. lucky lack of sentience. he the bear. ignorance is bliss
we know. a child gets his pacifier. the bear can enjoy his meal in peace.
Sean Cho A. is the author of “American Home” (Autumn House 2021) winner of the Autumn House Press chapbook contest. His work can be future found or ignored in The New England Review, Black Warrior Review, Copper Nickel, The Massachusetts Review, among others. Sean is a graduate of the MFA program at The University of California Irvine and a PhD Student at the University of Cincinnati. He is the Editor in Chief of The Account.
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