I Am A Beautiful Creature
Little humans screaming
"The Dragon!" "The Dragon!"
I look scary and ferocious
but am am completely harmless
.I am a beautiful creature
You drop the lovely lettuce
to the dirty muddy ground
saying yucky Arizona Chuckwalla Lizard
the plump red tomatoes you toss
.I am a beautiful creature
a food you call sandwiches
your dear Mother's made for you
have meat from pigs and cows
butchered and pressed
.I am a beautiful creature
I look scary and ferocious
but I am completely harmless
I am a vegetarian I do not eat meat
My diet is fruits, flowers, and other plants
.I am a beautiful creature
A native of Southwest desert
regions especially Arizona
I am not venomous nor
dangerous to humans.
.I am a beautiful creature
I am very docile
and will run to a nearby rock piles
when I feel threatened
holding my body with air
.I am a beautiful creature
When you leave and the coast is clear
I will go nip up the lovely lettuce
and haul the plump red tomatoes
to my home ..you do not forget
.I am a beautiful creature
©Julia A Knaake