Beastly

Monkey children loose
With parents standing nearby
As they swing in trees.

While waiting in line at the zoo today, Sonya and I were struck by the idiocy of some parents, who not only allowed, but encouraged their children to climb, swing, and otherwise goof off in a little grove of trees beside the entrance. Not only do I want to give them a shake and say, "What are you thinking? This isn't a jungle-gym!" but I saw the kids clambering through the bare, leafless, adn noticeably weak and damaged trees, and thought, "And if one of those kids fell and cracked his or her head on the rocks below, the stupid parent would probably sue."

People irritate me.