baby bolster
a white horse
a shining knight
riding through the dark misty night
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the Excalibur
a brave warrior
protecting the castle from nefarious demons
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the witches’ broom
a sinister witch
gliding past the bright golden moon
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lonely nights
i clutch you tight
my sole companion
in any situation
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you know it all:
my darkest secrets
hidden desires
frightful past
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still for me
you lie calm every night
a weapon of defence against those
dreadful thoughts that crawl
incessantly in my sleep
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your fluff, now lost
white cotton stuffing,
squished and compressed,
seem a flaccid
dismembered limb
slaughtered fragment of the soul
cloudy memories encased inside
the Dora the Explorer cover
your pull string
tangled into a deadly knot
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you have served your purpose
it’s about time to let you go
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but i know that if i never
let you go
you too
would never let me go
so i would never yield
and hold you close forever.