Toys

What do toys think,

sitting there day after day?

They must be lonely souls,

if they were real,

and must long for

some company.

 

Their eyes,

so blank and listless,

come alive when we

are around.

When we’re gone,

that life disappears until

we appear once more.

Is their sole purpose

to please us?

Or are they apart of us?

Our dreams, our wishes,

our nightmares?

 

Alas, we may never know

as they stare away the world

on their shelves.

Author's Note

Have you ever wondered what toys think?

Reviews

[Clay Feet]

Yes, they live in our dreams. Millions of us have seen them come to life in movies. When we leave the theater of the mind, do they think of us as we dream of them? With few words you convey the life we breath into toys on our shelves.

Beautifully thought and written.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

I have wondered, good to know I am not alone. Darn, E.V., this is scary, glad I don't have any dolls here, I would be afraid to go to sleep. Loved this!