Cardinal to crab

I used I be
A red
Bird
Flying around
At ease.
Most of my life
I have been
A cardinal
But now I
Am a
Crab
At first
It bothered me
Till I figured
Out the beauty
Of the
Crab
Living in
The sand
At
The
Beach
My new
Life might
Not be
So bad
Being
A crab
Might
Have
It's
Advantages