One-Eyed Teddy

Up on the telly seated
With an eternal frozen stare
Little prissy took out an eye
A year she was and teddy, who can tell?

Nothing unheard that is spoken
And no deed escapes the one eye
Times of pleasures seen with maidens
Yet the gift of speech unfound
And all secrets not told

poem by Nicholas Boateng
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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