Our Favorite Question

by Riley Shugg - Florida

V51 I1 Foot in Mouth Disease Honorable Mention

Since we are students hoping to be vets,

A question we get a lot is “what is your favorite pet?”

We will all take a second or two to rack our brains,

For how could we choose just one without much pain?

Soon enough a light flicks on within out mind,

And the rest of the Animal Kingdom is left behind.

The excitable of us will choose a dog,

Loyal, energetic, and always up for a jog.

The thoughtful minded might pick the feline,

A companion for a night in with a book and glass of wine.

The rugged souls would only have one pick of course,

Unable to resist the wildness and power of a horse.

A salty sunburned group always the whale,

Ready to spend hours among the waves for a flicker of a tail.

The worldly bunch, well traveled and up to roam,

Will swear that the silhouette of an elephant is what they call home.

Then there is the favorite that makes the rest of our stomachs ache,

That small group of people who insist they love the snake.

Of course by now you must be wondering,

What is the author of this poems favorite being?

My pick is quite strange and although I try,

I just can’t stop thinking of my dearest Bot Fly.