Soft and Fuzzy

Heads or tails or maybe both..

Look at the world at a different angle and the situation will look more positive in your perspective.

Whoever said this quote should be caught, tied and hung on a pole. Seriously, I have spent most of my life looking at the world from ninety degrees and one eighty degrees. But does the world look more positive in my observation?

Of course not.

Come on. What's there to be happy about being a lizard? Except for the fact that we can stick to the walls, there is no point to our existence. Alright, occasionally we get to scare the wits out of girls which is quite humorous, trust me. One sight of us and they flee for their lives. It's funny how my harmless species can scare them so much.

Then again, there are the hazards of being a lizard. In fact, we have these little codes to follow right after we hatch from our eggs. The most important rule is to get your life insured. Why, you may ask?

Being a lizard, makes you the most vulnerable of all species. There is a chance you may get squashed by a slamming door. There is a probability of thirty-four percent that you will be eaten by another animal or bird. There is a chance you may get food poisoned after eating a parasite. And there is also a chance you may die of hanging out in the lavatory for too long.

In fact, we have our own insurance agents. They are quite good at marketing too. They are the ones who get to live in those posh houses with the most gorgeous walls. I, on the other hand, am stuck in a lavatory. The smell is incredibly nauseating.

Do you see now?

It's tough being a harmless reptile.

Alright, maybe I am not too harmless.

After all, I love playing hide and seek with the girls. I always get to hide on top of the door. Everytime they open it, I make the Olympic jump of my life and land right on top of their heads. Before I can croak, "Caught ya," , the girls twitch, shake and finally, run away leaving me behind.

Yes, human are very rude and such sore losers.

If they didn't want to play the game, they should inform me beforehand. I am a busy creature and I have many important matters to attend to. Playing hide and seek is no fun.. when there is no one to play with.

I also find it funny when girls get locked up in the stalls. While I watch them with keen eyes, they cower on their spots and are soon reduced to banging on the doors. Am I really that intimidating? Getting locked with a pair of beady eyes is the most romantic peril I can think of. Yet, they spoil the moment by screaming, shrieking and finally running away in fright.

Yes, I am always left behind.

Humans are such ignorant and rude species. Don't they have the courtesy to say goodbye?

So, dear friend, if you see a lizard next time. Do me a kind favor and don't run away. I can be honest with you on one issue.

We don't bite.

We may leave our tails behind but seriously, we don't bite.

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This is dedicated to the lizard which fell on my head four years ago. Yes, I am still traumatised.. (gulp)

Ellabella, I will do a parrot next.. just for you.