The chosen one

My heart is so lonely
and yearns for a home.
For many long years
I've been here on my own.

Sat in a shop window
all dusty and bleak.
Nobody wanting
a bear who can't speak.

I can't run and jump
or do what's required.
I'm feeling so useless.
Maybe I should retire?

Then it happened one day
an elf came to see
a bear who was sad,
unloved and lonely.

He'd been sent by Santa
with a quest to find.
A magical bear
who was good and was kind.

He said I'd been chosen
to befriend a boy.
Who is special and gives
so much love, so much joy.

How can I do this
I have no batteries.
I can't talk or play games
I'm not magic, you see!

This kind friendly elf
smiled and gave me a hug.
You have all you need, he said,
you have quite enough.

A gift such as yours
is much more than a gimmick.
You have a love inside
that no other bear can mimic.

Lots of love daddy
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Copyright
M. Moran
December 2005