he thought he was debonair

acting as if he didn’t care

but we all knew

it wasn’t true

he was only a teddy bear

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though all his tears had dried

and outward grief he denied

down deep inside

he really cried

because his little dog had died

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when we gave him a new toy

he laughed like a little boy

but he was grown

and living alone

needed something to enjoy

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the camel who lived in the zoo

thought i looked funny too

because of the sack

i wore on my back

it is funny what people do

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my new toy is a computer

it is my mentor and tutor

garbage in

and garbage out

this garbage i can do without

Walt Abbott–11-1-2010