Maui

Maui

 

A sea turtle came on shore to rest,

having swum around for almost a hundred years.

He stayed all day, only lifting his head

to stare up at tourists who were getting too close.

They were supposed to know better,

but still, they tried to get near a creature

who knew more than them,

who has lived on this earth longer than any of us,

who was already wise at birth.

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