The Toy Soldier

Once, long ago, I belonged to a boy
 I was a porcelain soldier dressed toy
 Life was as perfect as perfect could be
 I thought it always would be him and me
 But as the years passed, he thought of himself
 I was abandoned up high on a shelf
 He moved away and it left me nonplussed
 Nothing to do but sit and collect dust
 Years went on by
 I'd wonder why
 So cold and numb
 Waiting for someone to come
 Finally one cold and blustery day
 This old man found me and took me away
 Stuffed in a box without one speck of light
 Hoping my future would turn out alright
 Oh, what was to become of this
 Toy soldier so weathered and old?
 What destination awaited?
 Wondering now just where I would go
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 When he unboxed me it stunned me to see
 A porcelain woman who looked just like me
 I was delighted and to my surprise
 I caught the very same gleam in her eyes
 We knew it was love though we'd only just met
 But it was clear we completed the set
 And I was thoroughly beside myself
 When I was placed next to her on the shelf
 Oh, what a thrill to finally
 Have somebody so precious and dear
 And unlike a child who grows
 She'll stay with me always, come year after year