Best of Friends

A poem from my chapbook Snakes and lamp posts
©2016
 Picture below is my son and his bear at age 4
 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 best friend
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 T
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 stays
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."