E – Elephant as a Pet

E – Elephant as a Pet

The greatest thing you can ever get

Is to have an elephant for a pet

I found one once out in the back

It was quite small and begged a snack

Of peanuts which I kindly gave

For I had heard that’s what they crave

My mom was out, no one at home

I didn’t want for him to roam

I asked him in, to live upstairs

He was the answer to my prayers

My parents wouldn’t let me have a dog

nor cat, nor bird, nor little hog.

But if he promised not to squirm

I might just keep this pachyderm

He is quite small, they won’t find out

If I could only hide his snout

And find a place where he could sleep

I’m sure they’ll let for me to keep

An elephant to call my own

At least until he’s fully grown

But no, they tell, he cannot stay

It costs too much, they’re bills to pay

But if I care and do it all

They’ll let me have a pet that’s small

So elephant you’ve solved my wish

To have a pet, it’s just a fish.

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Special appreciation to the two 4th graders that gave me the prompt for this piece.