Funny Little Tiny Girl

I once had a teddy bear

Brown with large black eyes

It would hug me until I slept

Until the night had died

It's fur was soft

It's paws were large

It's mouth was small and cute

I had faced so many things

And it's them it helped me through

Every night before I slept

I gave it a big squeeze

Told it, "Thank you for always being there

Until I fall asleep."

It shook it's head and hugged me back,

It's fur tickling my arm

It said, "Oh funny little tiny girl,

I'll keep you safe from harm."

"I'll make sure no one hurts you,

That you have food to eat

I'll make sure that you brush your teeth

Before you fall asleep."

"I'll make sure you have comfort

As snug as a bug in a rug

And most of all, above all else,

I'll make sure you are loved."

But one night, I had woken up

Without it by my side

And with it as my protector,

I had broken down and cried.

"Oh funny little tiny girl, 

why is it you cry so?"

I said, "Really, I am just confused.

Why'd you have to go?"

It said, "There are many things in this large large world

Too big for you and me

Many monsters that lurk out at night

when you fall asleep."

"These monsters, they are everywhere

Monsters filled with sins

Unique in what they all have done

To deserve the danger they're in."

"It may not seem like reality

But I'm a monster too.

Although a smaller little monster

that's taken a liking to you."

"If you're a monster, then does that mean..."

I gasped and backed away.

"You have sinned, what did you do?

Why are you here today?"

"I'm only here because I know you

You are my entire world

I'm here because you'll always be 

my precious tiny girl"

"As for my sins, I can't erase

Everything I've done

I can only amend anything I can

and grow and then move on."

"But what did you do?

I have to know!

How many do you have?

Are they big or small, new or old,

Are they really all that bad?"

The bear just smiled and ruffled my head

Like my mom would do

And said, "Funny little tiny girl,

my sin was leaving you."

"When I left you, and never came back

You cried for days and days

You basically created a brand new lake

While I was away."

"I was to make sure no one hurt you,

That you had food to eat

I was to make sure that you brushed your teeth

Before you fell asleep."

"I was to make sure you had comfort

As snug as a bug in a rug

And most of all, above all else,

I was to make sure you were loved."

"But I left you, and couldn't do it.

I'm sorry for the pain

But know that even though I'm gone

My life is not in vain."

"For I had you, and even though I've sinned,

You're what made my life worthwhile

And I will always have the ability to say, 

I had the most amazing child."

"So please don't cry while I'm away, 

when I'm never there,

Just cuddle the loving stuffing

Out of this small brown bear."

"And every time you hug this bear

before you count your sheep

Imagine it to be little old me

with you while you sleep."

"Funny little tiny girl, 

Know I love you so

I will not be physically here,

But I will watch you grow."

"So go back to sleep and happily dream

with a smile on your face.

Dream of cotton candy fields

of a magical wondrous place."

"Dream of bears, and dream of knights, 

and dream of what's to be.

But most of all, little tiny girl, 

Dream happy dreams of me."