If I could see the world in a different way <br /> Here's what i would do <br />I would cast away my flesh and bones <br /> for energy pure and true <br />I would take in everything around <br />from the petals of a flower <br /> right down to the ground <br />From the top of a maple to its very roots <br />, I would find out what it's all about. <br />I would attach myself to butterfly wing <br />and flutter my day away <br />I 'd immerse myself with dolphins <br />feeling the water as I swim all day <br />I would capture the essence of a yellow rose, <br />and scatter myself in the air <br />I would travel to the stars and back <br /> and the suns rays i would share <br />To a mountain top i will rise <br /> and taste the driven snow <br />and slide right down the other side <br /> as part of springs thawing flow <br />On salmons scales i would sing my tune <br /> floating upstream <br />capture the darkside of the moon <br />and visit my inner dreams <br />on eagles wings i would touch the clouds <br /> catching rainbows in my veins <br />to glide and soar on thermal winds <br />above the grassy plains <br />and when I return to my previous form <br />I surely hope i will be <br />a better person for it, <br />One with the vision to see<br /><br />William Lindenmuth<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beyond-flesh-and-bone/