The Teddy Bear

Take me home, take me home,
The button eyes pleaded from the window,
Seeking a friend in all that passed,
I'll stay with you forever the eyes said.
Soft and cuddly it soon was bought,
Into the arms of a child held close,
Best of friends and never apart,
Together forever they would be.
But with all the smiles it gave,
Forever was not to be,
Changing hands countless times,
A little more wear with each passing.
Oh the stories I could tell it thought silently,
It's left paw was dragging behind,
The sole of a beaten sneaker of a young boy,
Oh the stories I could tell.
The boy held his best friend close,
It was the only family he had,
Though he could not keep himself clean or full
of food or love he kept his best friend close.
The soft fur, torn and falling apart,
Has seen and soaked up many tears,
From those that have nothing but
the expectation of another lonely day.
The boy and his best friend sit on the corner,
Of a bustling downtown street,
Big eyes, dull eyes, of both pleading silently,
Take me home, take me home,
I'll stay with you forever.
Eyes slid by without a second glance,
People scurried to avoid the boy and the emotions
he brought forth in them and the guilt,
Take me home he silently cried.
Can't you see that he needs you the button eyes pleaded,
Unceasing in its stare it was held tight
to the drawn chest of the young boy.
I'll stay with you forever thought the teddy bear,
Even if forever is such a short time.