The daughter had a bear
that she loved so much.
Love was invisible
for outsiders.
Also for the mother.

The child reached
she is ten years old.
The mother threw away the bear
the daughter was now too old for him.
The tears were bitter
painful sobs
about the loss.

The child became a mother herself.
The daughter had a bear
that she loved so much.
Love was invisible
for outsiders.
Not for the mother.

The child reached
she is ten years old.
The mother received from her
a gift.
Was in the box
her daughter's bear.

The tears were sweet
happy sobbing.
about the daughter,
too old for the bear
but not the mother.