Change

Did the butterfly mimic a leaf
or did a leaf turn into a butterfly
 
Perhaps the answer to the riddle
is that a leopard can change its spots
 
I've seen saints turn into devils
and devils into saints
 
I've tasted delicacies cured on fermentation
and hosted shape-shifting pets
 
Even the landscapes of our childhood
morph into cities crude or glorious
 
And some rural villages sit atop
the memory of former kingdoms
 
If I were to transform prematurely,
it would be because I am tired of this human form,
 
nothing else
 
I love you all so so much!
 
But the traffic flow is getting beyond my pay grade