Sometimes I’m a Tiger
by
Matt Zurbo
Sometimes I’m a tiger,
a thing brave and bold!
Sometimes I’m a monkey,
who won’t do what it’s told!
Sometimes I’m a leopard,
who likes to change its spots.
Sometimes I’m an albatross
that never, ever stops!
Sometimes I’m a wombat,
who likes to laze around.
Eat a lot,
sleep a lot,
hang out underground.
Sometimes I’m a whale,
singing loud, sad songs.
Sometimes I’m a baby orang utan,
fumbling, stumbling along.
Sometimes I’m an old crocodile,
crusty, rusty, never wrong.
Sometimes I’m a sloth,
as lazy as can be.
A big yawn,
a tired scratch,
flopping about its tree.
Sometimes I’m a shark!
Get in my way… LOOK OUT!
Sometimes I’m a yobbo,
a footyhead fishing for trout!
Sometimes I’m a dinosaur,
a grand, mysterious thing.
Sometimes I’m a blue wren,
listen quietly while I sing.
Sometimes I’m a pack animal,
running with the mob.
A dingo barking at the moon,
howling through the fog!
Sometimes I’m a chameleon
bending with the crowd.
Sometimes I’m a lyrebird,
colourful, loud and proud!
Sometimes I’m a kookaburra,
laughing like a loon.
Sometimes I’m Jupiter
with 69 whirling, crazy moons.
Each one unique unto itself –
dancing,
quiet,
dangerous,
safe.
Full of fire, ice,
sand dunes,
spinning all over the place.
Sometimes I’m a cow,
with ideas to milk.
Sometimes I’m a spider,
mean bite and fine silk.
Sometimes I’m an eagle,
up above you all.
Proud and free,
to ride the breeze
and never, ever fall.
Sometimes I’m a walrus,
bathing in the sun.
Most of all, I’m just a kid,
who likes to have a lot of fun!
The End
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