If...I'D...No.

If I were a bird,
I'd be soaring through the skies.
If I were a cat,
I'd be curled up by the fire.
If I were a dog,
I'd be running gleeful in the woods.
If I were a salmon,
I'd be swimming strong up river.
If I were a squirrel,
I'd be scurrying up a tree.
If I were a lion,
I'd be stalking a prey.
If I were a antelope,
I'd be sprinting across the Savanah.
If I were a monkey,
I'd be swinging from the trees.
If I were a penguin,
I'd be out smarting a shark.
If I were a shark,
I'd be ruling the sea.
If I were imagining I was any of these,
I'd most definitely, right now, not be me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Loveless Avatar
April 9, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Nice job, I like this one, sometimes I wonder what life would be like as something other than me...lol....
Devonshire Avatar
March 20, 2009 at 10:40 AM
How clever, Leander. Imagination lets us assume many roles, but in the end we find ourselves again. Nice work!
Shango Avatar
March 20, 2009 at 4:34 AM
I should like to hear a deabte between you and Rudyard Kipling. Beautiful spectra!
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