Andrew John Poet Free verse

Teddy is Jeremy

Why does a grown man have a teddy bear?
Is a piece of fluff a valuable memory?
It was an overcoat back then,
a seamstress worked so hard,
cut it up, shaped it, stuffed it,
and turned it into a teddy bear.

Yes, stuff that was fluff and yet
we give a toy a name and talk to it,
say good morning or
"Hi, Jeremy, my old mucker, my old mate!"
So why would you talk to a toy that has a head
but not to one that has none?

(5 Oct 2023)

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Gershon Wolf October 12, 2023 at 9:07 PM A puzzler, indeed! Enjoyed! :) gw Andrew John October 13, 2023 at 8:34 AM Thank you so muchly for your comment, Gershon.

Bill Baker October 5, 2023 at 4:49 PM Nice twist at the end, Andrew. Good question. You're helping with my brain aerobics, my friend. Have a great weekend! Bill Andrew John October 6, 2023 at 6:50 AM Thanks, Bill. Glad your aerobics are benefiting! :)

James Moore October 5, 2023 at 7:38 AM It touches on deep (atavistic) sympathetic magic doesn't it? Oddly enough even my little pug can recognize a stick figure drawn dog on TV - just the barest of elements needed to assign identity/meaning. Btw, I kept my old "Brown Bear" given to me at birth and eventually passed him (venerable and worn) along to my grown daughter, who now keeps him in a place of honor on a shelf. Andrew John October 6, 2023 at 6:52 AM Yes, I didn't wish to part with the (artificial) fur but had become fed up of the coat, so that's why it became a bear, and he's been in my home for decades. Wow!