I want to be…
I am…
An animal.
Let me
Whinny like a pony
When I am happy to see you.
Let me
Purr like a cat
When I am needing a nap.
Let my
Ears perk like a dog
When I sense I am in danger.
Let me spray
Like a skunk
When you violate my space.
Let me spit
Like a llama
When you get in my face.
Let me snort (or fart)
Like a pig
When I know you (well enough).
Let me cluck like a chicken
And sacrifice my meat, my eggs, my blood, my skin
Just for you.
Let me laugh like a hyena.
Let me sing like a bird.
Let me swim like a dolphin,
Soar like an eagle on the wind.
Let me roar
Like a lion
When I doubt my own strength.
Let me run
Like a deer
When I find myself fenced.
I am an animal.
I am free in my zoo.
I am free in my ocean.
I am a dolphin, an eagle
Alive and in motion.