If I Had...

If I had infinite octopus hands

I'll be so many things at once.

You'll see me working on the earthy land

And sitting on untended gardens for lunch.

I'll be studying botanical species from a worn-out book

Illustrated by botanists years ago

And gather parts of plants I took

And spread them across my desk in rows and rows.

If I had infinite octopus hands,

You'll see me working underground.

An oil lamp will guide my way

In awaiting darkness that will fade.

My eyes will lit like orbs of fire 

As they stare at crystalline solids in opalscent shades.

My whispers slipping from my lips

Will break the thousand silence of the caves. 

If I had infinite octopus hands,

My eyes will always look above to the night sky

And recognize the distant blue stars 

That will remain a mystery in a lifetime. 

Only a human invention would aid my eyes

In studying what goes beyond this Earth.

And I'll smile in contemplation 

That we all came from these bright stars. 

If I had infinite octopus hands,

I'll experiences different paths of life

That I've wandered like a traveler in daydreams

That have given much pleasure to my mind. 

If I had infinite octopus hands, 

I'll have infinite possibilities

That can manifest despite mortal time

Ab aeterno.