Upon the shelf sat my old Teddy Bear br looking quite sad and in need of repair. br He never had a name, I just called him Ted br him with one eye and no ears on his head. br When we were young and in our prime br we really did have a good time. br We would play at schools and I would teach br him to read, or we would go on a picnic and br have a good feed. br When it was time for bed I would sing him a song. br Then in the morning I would kiss him fo keeping br me warm all night long. br In my satchel he liked to be carried to school; br although it was forbidden we disobeyed the rule. br I kept old Ted out of sight, because one hundred br lines I would have to write. br Old Ted he had a great deal of pride br It never seemed to worry him when he started br losing his inside. br I gave him a pill because he looked so ill, br yet still he got thinner and thinner. br He sat on the shelve with his head drooped low br I just knew he had to go. br I placed him in a box and buried him deep br and all I could was weep. br Tears fell like rain from the sky and I always br ask myself why. br I loved old Ted my partner in crime, perhaps I will br meet him again SOMETIME.