Tortoise takes me for a walk

How?

Once,

 was enough,

   and what are the odds?

"Wake,"

  wait for it,

"UP!"

How do tell if a tortoise is an enraged?

I mean it took some time to realize the difference from a turtle,

  and both of them get a bit touchy,

    so maybe we should move on.

"Taking you for a walk."

Pause

Have you ever seen a tortoise sigh?

I couldn't tell the difference.

Still.

Tired

Cranky

Tortoise.

"Mind your step,

  we will be walking slow,

     watching around us,

        as we go."

I aged ten years that day.