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If I were…

Clark Steven Lupton

April 3, 2009



If I were a bat

I’d sleep hanging in the air

The world would pass me by

And I wouldn’t even care



If I were a bear

I’d sleep half of the year

I wouldn’t care what’s in front of me

Or what’s behind my rear



If I were a fish

I wouldn’t sleep at all

Or I’d get caught

And be served in a food court mall



But if I were another animal

I’d choose to be a cow

I’d eat chocolate to flavor my milk

And wouldn’t be sleepy now



Or if I were all the animals

In the world combined

I’d look like an alien monster

But wouldn’t have a mind



Be happy for who you are

Don’t ever change

If you wished to be something else

You could end up strange