New Poem: The Teddy Bear

When I got the teddy bear

The sight made me cry

It was a best friend

With only one eye;

Some stitches were missing

Seams falling apart

I knew it would be hurting

If it had a heart.

It looked so alone

With its stuffing all worn

Its coat was a mess

So tattered, so torn;

This poor little guy

Who was now my friend

So I went to work

For days on end.

I gave hime a new smile

I fixed his broken hems

And now his new eyes

Shined like tiny gems.

I knitted him a shirt

Various colors to show

Inside was a bear

That was fit to glow.

I cleaned up his fur

The very best I could

I gave him a hug

He'd thank me if he would.

Once so broken,

Falling apart without love

Is still not perfect

But the best I could dream of.

Everything once broken

Can be fixed if you care,

Anything shattered

Can also be repaired.