Corduroy Blue

He sits on a shelf,    
Away from everything else,    
A momento that I can't get to.    
    
I'd like to take him down,    
Straighten his crown,    
And tell him, "Oh bear, I still love you"    
   
But my words will go unheard,    
To think not, would be absurd,    
Sad eyes in corduroy blue.    
   
Why did I have to place you so high,    
To be alone in the sky,    
If the purpose was to protect you?    
   
As the years go by,    
I see that it was I,    
I've been giving my protecting to.