Frightened from Halloween
Weeping, I stood in between
My parents glancing at things
My brother win at The Rings
An original Carnival game
The Haunted House behind
Bottle necks ringed blind
My brother wins first prize
A lady frog of giant size
Tearfully, I give her a name
“Froggy” journeyed with us sibs
Joining stories and other fibs
Dragged a-top a skateboard too
Froggy by me, just like glue
Tucked in bed, always tame
Drooled, stained, eyeball loose
Loving Froggy, epically profuse
Her floral dress once so bright
She help us play with all our might
Until her arm became too lame
Next it was her legs, her back
All stitches sewed a coal-black
Instead of her main color blue
Would’ve matched her eyes true
Step-mom not meant to blame
One day too old to belong in play
She sat with the others in dismay
Packing up our home again to move
She was left behind, unable to prove
Her forever love a burning flame
© May 2019, Isabel Alvear
Isabel Alvear 