If I Were a Penguin…

Published August 18, 2017 by Nan Mykel

If I were a penguin–

my life, a carpet rolled

out for me to follow

from beginning to end–

I would want to rebel.

 

What is the use of us,

I’d ask, Why are we here?

No free will for penguins?

I’d want to rebel if

fate and instinct were one

and the same. But if I

really were a penguin,

then I could never know.

2 comments on “If I Were a Penguin…

    • I did too, and I think my words reflect what I interpreted as a very rigid pre-set lifespan. Birth, march to the sea for one parent, change places and another march to the sea for the other. Interesting how a movie can be seen from two entirely different viewpoints, isn’t it? Thanks for your comment.

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