Captain Teddy Bear, White and Furry, homage to the Stuffed-Living

They sewed you with great thread,
Fine thread,
Happy thread.
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Your were stuffed, and tufted,
Given black glass eyes and
A smart, red ribbon for your neck.
.
Maybe you lived on a shelf
In the aisled jungles of
Untamed PreFab Africa.
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My explorer friends found you,
Captain Teddy Bear, I presume.
They nursed you from zip ties.
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I'd had too much speed
Opening night, plus coffee,
Plus jitters to cope.
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They were all smiling because
I was 32 and playing a child.
So my gift was you, Captain.
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You had been rescued from
The jungle and brought
To me. Out of your element.
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In a small dressing room and
I was embarrassed, for me, for you,
For them.
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I shook and took you, and you
Debuted that night.
You stole my show.
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I took you to my little hut,
And put you on a shelf.
You took that position with honor.
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Then came the Years That
Passed Slowly, and I did not
Look at you.
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You held your ground.
Against many blankets of
Spiderwebs.
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Against the tar from my
Smoke that covered your
Heritage.
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Then, on the Day the Sun
Finally Rose, I saw you.
All the time, right there.
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I put my hand through the webs,
I pounded you against the chair,
I rubbed your eyes.
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I looked at you and thought
Of your commitment,
Your dedication.
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A lesson in being left behind
And found again
And made clean.
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I washed you, spun you,
Fabric softened you.
And there you were.
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Now, Captain Teddy Bear,
White and Furry, you
Will stay with me.
.
Boon companion,
Dream adventure partner,
Arm rest.
.
Take your walkabouts
At night, while I sleep.
I know you come back.
07-20-08
-jerry
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very nice stuff!!! Make a book for kids. It would need nothing more than this.
Make a book for adults. It would need nothing more than this
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very beautiful poem Jerry...fantastic about your cherished stuffed animals..keep on writing!
~~Rose
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i meant cherished stuff animal..not animals..sorry for the typo ~~Rose