beasts

if i were a man with gills

i would swim in the ocean blue

if i were a bird, i would soar

over a pretty canoe

if i were a gigantic bear

i would stomp and would roar and would eat

if a snake, i would swivel and sweep

and look for a delicious treat

if a bug, i would creep and would crawl

and try my best not to be crushed

if a sloth i be, i hang around

i would not stand to be rushed

but none of these beasts can i be

for myself i am, as always was

so then i shall strive to be

the best me that i ever can be