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My Teddy Bear
by Charles Dale Gray
Written Nov. 09, 1997
Dedicated to Kerry Herbst
When I was but a young man
No bigger than Dad’s knee
I had a friend more dear to me
Than anyone could be
Teddy was his name
And when I got him, he was new
He traveled with me everywhere
I loved him through and through
But over time, this faithful friend
Grew shabby, frayed and worn
An eye was missing from his face
His arm was limp and torn
One leg had come completely off
His stuffing white had browned
And pieces of his ear were gone
From dragging him around
Some folks say he’s all used up
And I should toss him out
They say a new bear’s what I need
I’m Teddy’s last holdout
For I still love my faithful friend
He’s loyal, brave and true
He hugs me when I need a hug
And comforts me when blue
So with care and great affection
And a needle and a thread
I mended Teddy’s sagging arm
And put his eye back
on his head
I reattached his missing leg
And washed his soiled fur
I stitched his ear to look like new
His paws I manicured
No, I could never leave him
He’s been with me through it all
He may be shabby to the world
But to me he still stands tall
In this life of troubled woes
As I ponder my mistakes
I realize that just like my bear
I’ve pains and body aches
I’m shabby and quite faded
I leave a lot to be desired
To the world I have but little
Of what they would here require
They’d just as soon as throw me out
No claim to fame have I
I’m ordinary...plain throughout
I’m just a passerby
But Christ sees value in my life
His love for me o'er flowed
He spilt his blood to mend my soul
My tattered life he sewed.
And some how in a way
I cannot really comprehend...
I love my tattered Teddy
And Christ loves me as his friend.
by Charles
Dale Gray
Copyright ©1997
All Rights Reserved
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