Teddy is Jeremy

Freeverse

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 2003)

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

Its all about the connection and the emotional attachment from being very young. Nice one .

[Andrew John]

Thank you very much, Andrew (one Andrew to another!).

[Red Brick Keshner]

Why, indeed! Perhaps it be like a comic relief's companion akin to Mr. Bean's Teddy. But it could even be so much more than that.

[Andrew John]

Thank you so much RBK, for your comment.

[Red Brick Keshner]

You are most welcome AJ.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Mum kept my sisters teddy and my teddy that I had I still have one and love it
Love your sentiments in this write ✍️

[Andrew John]

Thank you. 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!