If I Were A Turtle

If I were a turtle,
My head in my shell,
Would I hide in the shadows,
Alone in my hell,
Would I fail to discover,
The world and it’s spell,
If I were a turtle,
My head in my shell.

If I were an astronaut,
Floating in space,
Would I rapidly spin,
Or be frozen in place,
Would I ponder the darkness,
I shudder to face,
If I were an astronaut,
Floating in space,

If I were an antelope,
Roaming the plain,
Would I leap for the heavens,
Or dive from the rain,
Would I make it home safely,
Again and again,
If I were an antelope,
Roaming the plain.

If I were an alchemist,
Brimming with strife,
Would I cure my disease,
With the blade of a knife,
Would my pain become gold,
Would my death become life,
If I were an alchemist,
Brimming with strife.

If I were a mollusk,
Alone in the sand,
Would I bother to think,
Would I bother to stand,
Would the world give me choice,
Would it play out my hand,
If I were a mollusk,
Alone in the sand.

If I were a marigold,
Under the sun,
Would my colour be vibrant,
Or would it just run,
From the tears being shed,
As I’m picked by someone,
If I were a marigold,
Under the sun.

If I were the strings,
On a humble guitar,
Would I resonate feelings,
From near to afar,
Would my music move souls,
From the earth to the stars,
If I were the strings,
On a humble guitar.

If I were the wings,
On a sweet hummingbird,
Would I beat every day,
For my voice to be heard,
Would I drift through the winds,
On my every word,
If I were the wings,
On a sweet hummingbird.

If I were a turtle,
My head in my shell,
Would I burst from the shadows,
And conquer my hell,
Would I race to discover,
The world and it’s spell,
If I were a turtle,
My head in my shell.

© The Complicated Bunny – 23 Apr 2021