Life in the Land of Turtles
or
9-11 Don't Mean to Me What It Do to You
by Joe Showalter

Last night I dreamed of turtles.
I dreamed I was a turtle.
I was happy outside,
The outside people could see.
Happy little turtle.

Inside was different,
Inside was me.
All tucked in.
All tucked in and secret.
I wasn't happy inside,
But no one could see.
No one could know

I was all tucked in.
All tucked in
And crying.