55 - I think I've been hopped on by a hippo

I think I’ve been hopped on by a hippo,
Or squeezed until I’m smaller than an ant.
I’m no penguin; I’m going to slip… Oh!
And, above me, a falling elephant!
I’ve lost a fencing match with a swordfish;
I’ve been stung by the tongues of wasps and bees.
I’ve got snails, slugs and worms upon my dish,
And I share my bed with creepy-crawlies.
I’m sat behind a giraffe at the show;
My hardest worker is a three-toed sloth.
The only horny one is a rhino;
Things are as pleasant as a fungal growth.
So sorry, platypus, I forgot you!
Let’s meet for tea next Sunday at the zoo.
Sun 29 Oct 2006