Tortuga

I am a turtle,

mild and sensitive,

tame and slow.

But outside

I wear

armour.

So easy

to hurt me,

I am innocent.

Before, as now,

I never knew how to want,

I never knew how to wish.

I never bore desire,

I never bore

extreme needs.

I'm not tied to love,

I never ever

belong.

I am a turtle,

green like grass,

dirty like mud.

Inside I'm fair,

inside I'm precious,

I'm a jewel.