Wouldn't it be silly for an elephant to want to be a flower?
I mean an elephant was gifted with all of its uniqueness in order for it to complete its task
A flower can't roam the plains with thunder underneath its feet
A flower doesn't have memory or demonstrate conscience thought
A flower can not wrap it's trunk around its calf
Nor delight itself in the joy of the herd
But an elephant can
In the same vein
The Elephant as royal and demanding its presence is
Can't glitter in the sunlight
Its colors won't dance upon the wind
The Elephant no matter how wondrous of a created creature it is
Doesn't articulate beauty in the way the flower can
The Elephant is regal but it doesn't dress in
Beautiful Blues
Majestic Magentas
Tantalizing Pinks
Flirtatious Oranges
Or lively Yellows
Grays and Browns the color of earth are the Elephant's cloak
So although I can I understand why an Elephant may look upon
A flower with envy
It can't be one
If it paints itself with all of the rainbow
It will still be an Elephant
Because that is what it was made to be
We can't celebrate it or recognize it as being anything else
Woe to the beast that desires so much but appreciates so little
Woe in deed
-sj
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