Teddy Bear
A long time ago, you said“When you wake up, there’ll beA wonderful presentLeft by your pillow”As you stroked my hair
As usual, your back appearsSo small and unreliableBut we still smiledWhenever we talked about fun things
Even so, why do humansMake the same mistakes?Just how many times must we do soBefore we learn to regret?
I rememberThat night long agoWhich should have been buried
A long time ago, you said“When you wake up, there’ll beA wonderful presentLeft by your pillow”As you stroked my hair
I fell asleep holding on toA heart filled with anticipationLooking forward to the eventualComing of dawn
When I awoke, at my pillowWas a huge teddy bearTaking the place of youWho should have been there
A long time ago, you said“When you wake up, there’ll beA wonderful presentLeft by your pillow”As you stroked my hair…