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The snow swirled, the car stopped.
You
Leaned over, "You'll freeze, get in
From a child's seat, a teddy bear
Watched like it was alive—don't touch
I asked to stop early, though it was
Still a long way to my home.
And in the car, of course, it was warmer.
But the warmth was someone else's, just like you.
Go home, they are waiting for you there.
There, your daughter won't sleep
Without her dad.
There, they are
Keeping your dinner warm.
There, your
Wife will hold you close.
Don't take
What isn't yours, child, no matter what
It may be;
I didn't take a minute of your time.
Yet my heart took it without permission.
And on
Sunday at the market
There were three of you.
You, your
Wife, your daughter, and the teddy bear
And our eyes met for a moment.
And I
Walked past you like a stranger.
I
Returned and held an empty cup under
The water, over and over, as if washing
The warmth from my palms.
And I prayed to
God for the three of you.
Go home
They are waiting for you there.
There
Your daughter won't sleep without her dad.
There, they are warming up your dinner.
There, your wife will hold you close.
Don't take what isn't yours
Child, no matter what it may be.
I
Didn't take a minute of your time, but my heart took it without permission.
A
Doll in the sandbox for five years.
I
Took it quietly, but
Mom said, "Even if
It's a pity, give it back, it isn't
Ours, little one." I forgot that doll
So quickly.
But how can
I forget you
You aren't a doll, you are joy and sorrow.
I give you back and break myself.
Go home, they are waiting for you there.
There, your daughter won't
Sleep without her dad.
There, they are
Warming up your dinner.
There, your
Wife will hold you close.
Don't take
What isn't yours, child, no matter what
It may be;
I didn't take a minute of your time.
Let my heart give back what
It took.
Go home, they are waiting for you there.
See, Mom, I didn't take it
Go home, they are waiting for you there
There, your daughter won't sleep
Without her dad.
There, they are
Warming up your dinner, there your wife
Will hold you close.
Don't take what
Isn't yours, child.
No matter what it
May be, I didn't take a minute of your time.
But my heart took it without permission