Why the tortoise?

When I migrated into the Garden,
  my friends debated which creature I should be.

Both fragile,
  at least in form,
    I chose a tortoise.

I might have chosen the sidewinder.

Both moved into my childhood garden.



I preferred the rock that moves,
  versus the stick that kills.

Reviews

[Renée]

me too.. ( :
............

[Jon Roggie]

Seems to have stuck (;

[Renée]

delightfully so ( ;

[Matching Socks]

Definitely a good choice.

[Jon Roggie]

Since then, my shell has been painted many times, and they give me strawberries.

[Matching Socks]

Yummy. :))

[Corset]

nice choice, I second that.

[Jon Roggie]

I also thought about a gecko....

[Corset]

Geckos are adorable