Tucked Away

She put me here with care just like every day

Tucked safe away for a fresh day of play

The next day comes and here I stay

Tucked safe away and not held to play

More days pass and I never move

Collecting dust and faced with the truth

This is my place

My perch

My home

Up on a shelf

Where I'm tucked safe away and left alone

She grows up slow, day by day

All the while here I stay

But from here where I watch, all the way up top

the years fly past without a stop

I watch from the seat that I now take

As she cleans up the tea parties we used to make

Packed away is the life we shared

Put in boxes with little care

Toys and costumes

Dreams and wishes

Of being little fairy princesses

I fear I'm next to be packed away

But at risk I truly am not

There's love in her eyes as she reaches up for me

And in her grown up features I can see

The little girl she used to be

To her, I'm host

To the memories we shared

And in her eyes I can see she always cared

She held me close and hugged me gently

Then, incidentally

I was put back on the shelf, just like before

Tucked safe away for a fresh day of play

This time I did not worry

I was not in a hurry

I knew my girl would not stray

And to me she would come back, for a fresh day of play

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