I’ve always loved turtles for the way their dry little feet
carry them slowly through the world
and I can relate to wanting to tuck into a shell
to take a moment
I even love that most of them are green
which seems like such a modest colour for an animal
but it was when I was snorkeling in Bali last year
and our guide pointed one out
a huge sea turtle
his face stretched out
his curved arms like wings
not swimming but soaring
through the sea
leaving a wake behind him
of all the ways I had underestimated him
this whole time.