Invertebrate Quotes

“A Cephalopod Wish by Stewart Stafford

O, to be an Octopus,
Sporting three hearts,
Two that won't break,
To go on and love more.

O, to have its nine brains,
To spread a migraine load,
Fogless coordinates clear,
A tower fire, now contained.

O, to have a boneless form,
A body fitted to life problems,
Not ail from a tumour's grasp,
Flee to safety in inky clouds.

© Stewart Stafford, 2023. All rights reserved”
― Stewart Stafford