Blue Footed boobie

Let them be as peacocks
adored, beautiful, loved.
yet hunted and killed
Let them be stuffed
and displayed, always stared at

I'd rather be a blue footed Boobie
with an awkward appearance
and a humorous name

my blue feet scurrying across
where the waves crash upon the sand,
my feathers, soaking in
the warmth of the sun
doing whatever i please,
and not having a care in the world

I'd rather be laughed
at and ignored,
than to be awed at and
be known for my dazzling feathers
waiting to be bathed in luxury

If i could be unique,
be one of a kind,
and have bright blue feet,
than I'd rather be a blue footed Boobie

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>> This task of this poem was to compare to animals and to make the one with a worse reputation seem to have a better life.
(ex: a butterfly and a fly)

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