Best Friend

New
A new friend
Barely bigger than he, she slept.
Barely older than she, he watched over her.
Waiting
Waiting
For her to get old enough.
Tossed in a closet
He waited for ages
Until she opened the closet
To find him lying there
Waiting
She took one look at him
And knew
That he would be there for her forever
And he earned a name that day
Jack.
He went with her everywhere
On days he was absent she couldn't sleep
She grew older
And older still
He grew faded 
And faded still.
His clothes once blue
Now a faded yellow
Her face once small
Now covered in freckles
He's still there for her
To this very day
He's never given up on her
Still waits every day for her to come home
Waiting
Waiting
Never failed where others have.
And I say to you
Who says Teddy Bears are for babies?
Who says they're childish things to be tossed away when you get too old?
I say
That you should never throw away
Your best friend.

~PolarFarina