Sometimes,

I wish I was

A simple toy

Like a teddy bear

Or an

Action figure

To be

Assembled

In a

Faraway place

Then shipped to the next,

Bought by a small child

And kept in

The house for

A number of years

Until I

Travel

Again

Again

Again,

To be

Assembled

With tons and tons

Of brothers and sisters

To surround me

To be all the same so that

No one is different

No one is left out

Then to be separated

To say my goodbyes to my

Family

Given to a little

Girl

Who will hug me and

Love me

And cherished me

And eventually

Pass me on to

Her own children

Sometimes,

I wish I was

A simple toy

Like a teddy bear or an

Action figure