TITLE: BEST OF FRIENDS WRITTEN BY: LUCHETTA (COOKEE) MANUS I WROTE THIS POEM ABOUT MY SON'S STUFFED TEDDY BEAR HE HAS HAD SINCE BIRTH REPLACED ONE THIS IS BEAR BEAR #2

My son's bear

Named bear bear

Worn by years

Of wear

Tear

Rough play

And a child's conversation

His bear

That had many surgeries

Often died

Sparse stuffing

His eyes

Replaced with buttons

He has only one button left

Bear bear

Flat lines

But is resurrected daily

His bestfriend

The only one who understands

His way of thinking

The bear was a gift

When he was a baby

His father

had given it to him

When he was born

Like peanut butter and jelly

Regis and kelly

That bear adorns him

Bear's personality

Was my son's creation

Invented by

his colorful imagination

To cope with not being

ready for school

Bear bear was

Low key and cool

When Tru was away

From me, his mom

Bear bear kept

Him calm

The bear stayed

By his side

Bear bear wiped

A lot of tears

from his eyes

At age 8 the bear

Still remains here

Rips and several tears

I don't imagine

The bear is going anywhere

The black version of TED

"Ma, can you fix my bear?"

"Sighs"

"Sure son, bring him here."

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