By Misti Lake iseeparisiseefrance@yahoo.com
Date: 27 January 2001
Cookie Bear
so sweet my Cookie Bear
you crumble and I love
your crumbs
even your growls are endearing
and your scowls make me laugh
and hug you tighter
we've been through it
I know
there's been more to our batter
than chocolate chips
more to our mix
than sugar and spice
you drew me out
and held me
when I was a nightmare haunted child
wild with pain
the rain poured down for days
and the paint dripped down in desolate designs
but the lines never blurred
and I was reassured by your calm constancy
your unwavering devotion
your arms around me did
the trick
we'll stick to the plan
and not the pan
and unlike the Gingerbread Man
we won't
run away
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