If Were An Animal Poem by Shubham Agnihotri

If I were an animal,
I would be a tortoise or a turtle,
the one that would live for so long,
who would walk, who could swim,
A little and slowly but daily;
the ocean is so deep, the road is so long,
I'd have lost the mysteries in haste,
Things have been blurred, sceneries might be filmy,
without pace, I'd have discovered their true beauty,
the road is so long, the end would be my end,
But I'd know the flowers, and see the colors,
would touch the petals, and feel the redolence,
I'd penetrate the forests, and witness the wild,
would realize the freedom, and want to rewild,
the ocean is so deep, my shell after end would touch the bottom,
I'd know the fishes, and make some friends,
would speak to corals, and beg for the shelter,
I'd explore the trenches, and read some history,
would get some things, and belong before my time,
If I were an animal,
I would be a tortoise or a turtle.