Toy on the Shelf

Toy on the Shelf

I live my life like a toy on a shelf

Waiting to be played with

Not the most popular toy, mind you

I’m the toy that is not quite good enough

To be played with when your friends can see

I am the one that gets brought to bed when the nights are lonely

Shown attention when nobody is looking

Comfortable and safe

Warm and inviting

But not for public viewing

I wonder how long it would take

For somebody to notice me missing

If I were to be stolen away

To live on another shelf

Maybe on my new shelf

I would be proudly displayed

A treasure among the rubble

But always longing for the careless one that lost me

Fin