Mind In Palm

I hold my mind in the palm of my hand,
of my right hand, near the simian crease.
where my hand folds to grasp and then let go,
the crease, line of living, runs straight across

I share my line with the orangutang 
and bonobo, with all Old World monkeys,
simian, declaration of honor,
as I take it in folding, unfolding 

the hand tutors the mind, as much …