C is for the Chameleon I kept as a pet

 

 

C is for the Chameleon I kept as a pet

 

When I was a young boy,
I wanted a pet badly,
but as my parents would have it,
no animals would be allowed inside my house.

One day I went to the pet shop,
with my uncle who was not so strict,
and bought a Chameleon,
to keep as a sweet little pet.

I kept him hidden inside a small box,
poked with holes,
I fed him worms and other little animals,
I could find in my bountiful garden.

I fell in love with my pet.
with his protruding eyes,
his...