Stuffed Animal


A stuffed animal
cute and soft and cuddly
but with no heart to love me,
no brains to dream of me,
no soul to connect with mine.

When I am lonely I can sleep with you
and you will feel soft and yielding
and almost mine.
You will feel nothing afterwards,
no need to call, drop by,
or send flowers.

You are a stuffed animal
and I - a human.

The stuffed animal industry
is growing
for stuffed animals are no more
children's toys.

They are our pets, our partners.
They offer so much
and ask nothing in return.

Soon,
there will be one stuffed animal
for each human.