Cindi Rockwell Poet Rhyme

If I Were An Elephant

If I were an elephant
So big and strong and proud
I'd fit right in with any
Other elephant-al crowd.

No one would call me "fat"
Or "chubs," "obese," or even "thick"
Because all my ginormous friends
Would silence them real quick.

The big ears that I try to hide
From embarrassment and shame
Would rather be my beauty marks
Bringing pachydermal fame.

And as I aged I could chill
About wrinkles and some grey
Elephants are happy to
Be born and live that way!

Big nose? No worries!
Here's a trunk! And all uniquely beautiful.
Buck teeth! No way! I'll show you how
My tusks are truly useable!

The best part, truth be told,
If an elephant I could be
I'd be so big I could stomp bullies
But I'd choose to set them free.

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Wendy Rycroft December 13, 2016 at 9:57 AM Congrats Cindi x

Alexis Y. December 13, 2016 at 6:30 AM Congratulations on your fine win. It was well deserved: -) Alexis

Daniel Turner December 12, 2016 at 5:38 PM Congratulations Cindi on your placement. I love your poem full of the not so subtle lessons about discrimination. Well done!

Doug Vinson December 9, 2016 at 6:23 PM Ha! Brava, Cindi!

Chris Green December 9, 2016 at 5:20 PM This is fantastic Cindi. I love the word Elephant-al. That is so cool. All the way around this is great and that ending line makes it all perfect. I predict this one will do very well in the contest if you enter it. Good luck if you do. Cindi Rockwell December 9, 2016 at 5:35 PM Thank you. I did enter!