Sad puppet
Sad puppet,
All alone on a shelf.
Faded colours.
Remnants of a smile.
Disused toy,
No longer played.
Lifeless limbs,
Lines on its face.
Discarded joy,
Forgotten youth.
Stained beyond polish,
Left and never moved.
Forgotten pleasure,
A child’s heart it needs,
But we leave the child,
On a shelf all alone.