Originally a bunny, ears long lost,
Looking more like a tailless squirrel by
High school, she put it on her face and tossed
Her pillow, using it to cover an eye.
Others have Teddy bears, stuffed animals,
Raggedy dolls, they held onto for years,
But something changes and one day annuls
The deep attachment to those souvenirs.
Where do the touchstones of a childhood go?
One grows to understand they never were
Things held in hand and cuddled close in bed.
More as ideas toys and dolls still show
The way a life evolved as they recur
Replete with feelings stuffed into one's head.
KLK
10/17/17
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