If I was a seagull I will stretch my wings and fly
Far into the sea to enjoin the silence of the ocean
If I was a crane I will launch into the blue sky
Flap my wings and fly to places far away
If I was a butterfly I will flutter around the bushes
Sing a song to the flowers as I fly
If I was a hawk I will soar over the mountains
Enjoy the greenery of the earth and the life moving by
If I was a vulture I’ll fly above the sand dunes
And look for the oasis of life
If I was a whale, I’ll plunge into ocean
To see the beauty of life
But I am a human with no wings or fins to fly and dive
Yet my deeds are crooked enough
To mar the beauty and the life
Gitanjali