Nicola Pantazis

Love of Hippo

For some reason I love hippos,

I don’t know why,

Ever since I was little I loved them.

I know they’re really ugly in real life,

But the toys are adorable.

I’ve had Peorge since I was little,

He’s always been my favourite.

George belonged to my brother,

Allan belonged to us both.

Playing hippos was also fun,

Crawling on all fours making hippo noises.

I don’t know what noises we made,

But they were of a hippo,

And it was fun.

I haven’t lost count of my hippo collection.

Seven stuffed toys,

Four statues,

One photo frame,

One key ring,

One tattoo,

My Mum was not happy with that last one.