What We Once Had, Onawa Henson

What We Once Had

Onawa Henson

The town from which you came Is the same that bears your name I didn’t think you would soon be gone But I never imagined you’d stick around so long You quickly became friends with mama kangaroo And you went on many an adventure too Yes you had quite a life Then you settled down and she became your wife We put you in cheap costume jewelry that we thought was like gold When even then it was old We dressed you in clothes that were pretty Probably the nicest in animal city One of us – I don’t remember who –Pulled off your soft black nose I sewed on a button because we couldn’t fix it with glue Now you smell of mildew And its been ages since you went through a door You never even leave my drawer