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Contests : Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest : Past Winners : 2003 : Third Prize
JEREMY JOHNSON JACKSON THE THIRD
I love my teddy bear.
I call him Jeremy Johnson Jackson the Third.
Jez for short.
Jeremy Johnson Jackson the Third.
I love my teddy bear.
He always gets close when I need him.
He's so soft, he's so cuddly.
Sometimes my tears just disappear into his fur.
I love my teddy bear.
I talk to him, even though he can't talk back.
Sometimes we have tea, oh la dee da, how nice.
He's such a good listener.
I love my teddy bear.
He's getting old now.
He's falling apart, a bit more with every squeeze.
I don't want him to go.
I love my teddy bear.
I don't care that I can get another, new teddy bear.
I want my Jeremy Johnson Jackson the Third!
I never want another teddy bear!!!!
I love my teddy bear.
The last night. Mum says he has to be thrown out tomorrow.
We talk, as usual, and I hold him closer than ever.
My tears stain his fur.
I'll always love my teddy bear.
This poem won third prize in the 2003 Tom
Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. Winning Writers assists this contest. Copyright is reserved to the author.
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