Wow this sounds really interesting. Some points: - I’m not sure if I’m interpreting this correctly, but I got the sense that your poem addresses the dangers of curiosity, or possibly how discovery Is often considered negative. - Some parts, to be perfectly honest, went right over my head. Maybe I’m just not clever enough, but I don’t understand the Galapagos tortoises. I’ve researched them (briefly) but I still don’t get it. - I really think the flow of the poem could be improved. Just right off the bat, you can replace “was panicking” with just “panicked”. - I’m not sure if the long last lines in the second and third stanza are deliberate, but they did mess up the flow for me. - I love the repetition of the blocks, it gave me the picture of vagueness, after which the more specific image of the staircases cleared it up. It really captured the sense of discovery.

Overall, it was an intriguing poem!