Teddy Bear
I remember years ago
My mother told me to clear out my room
in order to sell things away for a yard sale
I gave her old toys, books, clothes,
everything I could bear to part with left
But I pulled open my closet
and there on the floor in the corner
hidden among old clothes and shoes
I found my purple teddy bear
looking old and forlorn
I pulled it out thoughtfully
and the teenager that I was
almost thought to toss it away
but then I remembered
All the nights I slept with it
All the nights I had cried
The death of my grandfather
it had comforted me
The first breakup I ever had
it was the one there for me
The scary movies-
it sat through them with me
helping me when I had nightmares
It stayed with me every day, every night.
But I placed it on the pile anyway
yet when my mother took the things away
I saw its purple ear peeking out from the top
and right before the sale began
I pulled it away
ripping off the price tag
hugging it close
and I cried into it
just like I did
when I was a child
And now I keep it with me
close in my bed
knowing that when I wake up scared or hurt
it will always be there for me
~Marie Viloria~
3rd place in the contest: Yard Sale
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