plastic man
Why are you so quiet now?
My little yellow plastic man
Positioned so obscurely on my dresser
I almost feel sorry for you,
dear little neglected character
You used to be such company!
Playacting such charming scenes
with your small companion -- darling creature!
Such an enchanting pair you made.
You'd amuse me for hours
an unconscious signal and you'd spring to life
Brimming over with the most delightful fun.
Childishly accepting innocence
rejoicing in the bizarre games you knew.
Until I caught a nasty case
of the most inevitable childhood disease --
skepticism -- it's terribly difficult to treat, you know
I didn't bother to fight -- I'd be healthy again soon
(lasts only a lifetime -- not long at all)
But my small companion -- what happened to you?
Dancing vibrance stilled -- you must have grown old
Fading into perpetual slumber -- no! I yell
wake up! play for me! -- but you won't, not anymore
Poor little friend -- I disbelieved you into oblivion
Lying with your head bent back so obscurely 00
why are you so quiet now?