TALKING TURTLES IN HONOLULU

paintings by Rebecca Snow

MICHYKO and the TALKING TURTLE

He has a shell so thick
tis true
but  so do I
so do I
He was not all that quick
oh pooh
neither am I
nor am I
I got the message
without his voice
I knew what I had to know
"vulnerable" it's just okay
and you'll get where you want to go