The One Who Swam Into My heart

Stingray
Sea green with pink spotty belly
Handmade by me out of green fluffy fur and smooth pink cotton
when I was 8 years old
He was born out of boredom
but turned into a magical beast
This magical beast does not fly
he floats free in the ocean
but swimming is so much like flying.

His tail was torn off two years ago
In a battle with Eros the dog
He now sits high on my shelf with the fish I made
I was sad when I had to leave him safely at home while
I went to boarding school
His name is magical
He is Manta Mith Ray
I love him
If I was a stingray I would always swim in the ocean
and never want to come out.