Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Would Be a Boomslang

If I had a choice, I would be a green boomslang.
Reposing in a warm African tree,
 surveying zebras and elephants.

My back would be plastered with the prettiest
geometric shapes imaginable.
I would be six foot long, and 
scary.

If a tiger tried to climb my tree, I would
bare my teeth, showing her my six fangs.
And I would be a male.
I do not want to lay
thirty eggs.

I would eat my way across
Africa, feasting on chameleons,
lizards and frogs.
Happy to be a
wonderful boomslang.

Male of course.

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M. L. Kiser February 26, 2019 at 8:48 AM You're right, I think I'd prefer the cat to the lizards. You've such a great imagination. Caren Krutsinger February 26, 2019 at 1:06 PM Thank you M.L.My imagination is always way ahead of me, for she loves "fun".

Joseph P. DiMino February 26, 2019 at 6:08 AM :)Well said. Love it! Caren Krutsinger February 26, 2019 at 7:02 AM Thank you Joe. It is fun to be a boomslang.