My Pet Dino

I used to have a dog,

Until it scarpered through the fog.

My first pet was a hamster though,

But it only lived a month or so.

I've never had a cat, I wheeze,

I'm afraid they always make me sneeze.

I wanted to have a parrot, where,

I could teach it how to swear,

But I never had the chance, you see.

I had the greatest pet, for free.

The finest pet I ever had,

Better than all I'd had before,

Was tall, green, and playful,

It was my friendly Dinosaur.

• Now he always came to heel,

Not like my old dog did,

And the postman always liked him,

He never ran and hid,

• He lasted more than one month,

Seldom were we apart.

We ate, drank, and played together,

Dino really had my heart.

• He never made me sneeze,

I was never sick, cause of him,

And he would come with me to school,

Bullies cowered from his grin,

• He couldn't talk,

So I never taught him how to swear.

But he was always there for me,

We were quite the pair,

• My Friendly Dinosaur,

Taught me life lessons too,

He taught me to put the seat down,

When I'd finished on the loo.

• He sat with me at tea time,

Made sure I ate my greens.

Made sure I was tucked up safe at night,

And joined me in my dreams.

• I became more confident,

When Dino was around,

He knew when I was sad as well,

And gave hugs when I was down.

• Unfortunately Dinosaurs,

At least this is what I'm told,

Don't play when you get older,

They leave when you grow old.

• I often remember Dino,

I was always fond of him,

• My tall friendly dinosaur,

With his toothy Dino grin.