she has the bear again

    she's carrying him around
    in that big bag with the handles

    the white bear the one from
    value village

    I try to get hold of him but
    he never leaves her side

    she has the bear under her desk
    between her knees

    she takes him to meetings
    in his bag like a big lunch

    sets him there on the floor
    like an extra purse

    at night she curls around him
    like he wasn't real

      Michael McNeilley
      © 1997



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