she has the bear again
she's carrying him aroundin 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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