Across the Ocean and other poems

I Would Learn

If you lived beneath the sea

I would learn to dive

If you lived in a honey bee's nest

I would learn to join the hive

If you lived on a mountaintop

I would learn to climb

If you were trapped in an invisible box

I would learn to mime

If you lived in a farmer's field

I would learn to harvest a crop

If you lived deep in the woods

I would learn to make an axe chop

If you lived in a mechanic's garage

I would learn to work on cars

if you lived in a prison cell

I would learn to cut through bars

If you lived amongst the clouds

I would learn to fly

and if the Reaper took you from me

I would learn to die