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The Toy Box

The Toy Box

by Jessica Amato


I am the one you’ve had your entire life

The first toy you’ve ever had

I was there in your crib from day one

I was the one you would hold tight when there was a thunderstorm

The one you brought everywhere

We took trips to the supermarket

To the park

To the zoo

I was left in the shopping cart seven times

I was also left outside the lion’s cage once

I was the one you brought to show and tell in preschool

I am the one that was with you everywhere


But I am also the one you forgot

The one you left in your toy chest

Because you grew too old for teddy bears

You got a new toy instead

You always get excited whenever it lights up and makes a sound

You never turn it off

You never leave home without it

It is always right by your side

Just like I used to be



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