Hippopotamus

and what have i got

a hippopotamus of faith

a barrel full

of peeled laughter

and what do i want?

a large tank,

a larger heart

and a thicker skin

i dunno’

if i knew

i wouldn’t ponder

if i knew

i wouldn’t ask

if i knew

yet still

i’d wonder

if i knew

i’d wear the mask

and what is there

i have yet to get

nothing is certain

nothing is set

i'll know it

when i see it

but

i don’t see it yet

how will i know

how will i forget

and what have i got

a box of crocodile tears

a barrel full

of breezy teethed screams

and what do i want?

a never smile

look on my dial

no cya later

i’m the ‘in a while’

i dunno’

if i knew

i’d wish i didn’t

if i knew

i mighta lied

if i knew

and i couldn’t

if i knew

maybe then

i woulda tried