//------------------------------// // I Love the Slimy Things // Story: I'd Like to be a Tree // by axxuy //------------------------------// I love the slimy things  That crawl along the ground, And slither, hiss, or sting, And things that make no sound.  I love the lumpy ones With scales or too much hair, Who have a scent that stuns  And lurk within a lair.  These animals all love Themselves—deserving more, As much as any dove For ponies to adore.