I once dreamt I was a unicorn

Very few believing I’d even been born

I once dreamt I was a shark

Roaming oceans deep and dark

I once dreamt I was an eagle soaring high

With complete freedom up in the sky

I once dreamt I was a massive crocodile 

Consuming anything that entered my part of the Nile

I once dreamt I was cute and cuddly when I was a Koala bear

Sleepy and docile, loved by everyone almost everywhere 

I once dreamt I was a dragon breathing fire

Spectacular shows and always available for hire 

I once dreamt I was a dolphin, communicating in a different way

But only other dolphins could understand what I was trying to say

I once dreamt I lived in the mountains, when I was a Yak

Solid, dependable able to carry huge loads on my back

I once dreamt I was a Camel, strange really to think

Wandering about for days with nothing to eat or drink

I once dreamt I was a fish living as part of a massive shoal

Safety in numbers with surviving the day our only goal

I once dreamt I was a brightly coloured Humming bird

Surely, that couldn’t really be me, how absurd

When I awoke, in the mirror I could clearly see 

I was none of these, I was simply plain old me

Dreams have meanings many people say

So maybe I’m all of these things in some slight way