We had an assignment in middle school English class to write a poem of couplets. I was having a case of writer's block until my mom suggested that I write about something unexpected, like a boy who carried a teddy bear everywhere. I named said teddy bear after Garfield's buddy. At the time, I was under the false impression that "cerebellum" and "asylum" were a near rhyme. Sometime later, I discovered I had been mispronouncing "asylum" for years. Bless my heart.
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Ridiculous Roy had a teddy bear.
He carried it with him everywhere.
Pooky went with him to the bank and the store
To church and to school, to work and much more.
When he was young,
it was very fun.
His father said to 9-year-old Roy, "Roy, sell your stupid bear!"
"Aw, Dad," he said, "Let me take him to the fair!"
When he was 13, his classmates called him "Sissy",
But he and Pooky were much too busy.
In high school, his teachers tried to take it away.
He just took Pooky out to play!
His bride was embarrassed when the three marched up the aisle.
She hoped he'd get rid of Pooky in a while.
At the intersection, everyone would stare.
How odd to see a policeman with a teddy bear!
What a job! They were tired.
Because of Pooky, Roy was fired.
Acting was their new job.
Roy played Chickeño; Pooky played Bob.
Something was wrong with Roy's cerebellum.
He was sent to an insane asylum.
There they died and shared a mansion in Heaven.
The château was manor number one hundred seven.
With Pooky, Ridiculous Roy was married.
With Pooky, Ridiculous Roy was buried.
