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Bohemian Armadillo
Bohemian Armadillo
Hail him for he is the ruler of the world
Ahhh..
Yes
The Armadillo is the greatest animal.
He is the king of the animal world.
He is the beatnik of the animal kingdom.
And surely the best animal.
For he needs no bongos!
He is not proud like the lion,
Sly like the fox,
Or sneaky like the snake.
He Simply Is.
He is an armadillo and nothing more.
If an armadillo sat in a room with other animals,
And the catbird sang "Meow meow scree scree"
and said "ha beat that", and the tiger said "ROAR",
And everyone jumped and the ostrich stuck its head in the dirt
and said "at least I can hide!"
They turned to the Armadillo still standing there as cool as ever.
"And what about you armadillo?" The others asked.
The armadillo turned to exit the room slowly and while leaving said,
"I am and being is simply good enough for me.
I am here.
I am and you needn’t teach me to be.
I am here yet not for when I want to leave
I ball up inside myself and stay for awhile in my shell.
I am here."
I am said the Armadillo.
I AM!
-China Tenshi (Aimee Archambault)
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