Calico Sue

Calico Sue

My name is Calico Sue

How do you do?

I have been around for years

I have gathered many of child's tears

I sit on a shelf badly worn

Parts of me are even badly worn

I wait for a child who has had a a bad start

A child who has love in her heart

She will take me home

And I will be re sewn

I will be around for many years

To catch her falling tears

I will be hugged and tugged

And sometimes used to squash a bug

I will be there when she is scared

To chase away the leftover nightmares

In years to come

I will go back to where I came from

Once again I will sit on a shelf

To wait for someone else