Farewell then
Toys"Я"Us
America's Halfway house
to Barbie, Ken,
G.I. Joe and
"Rock-'em Sock-'em
Robots"
You were
the first company
to crucify
the English Language
for the sake of
a memorable
name.
Upon your shelves,
aptly-named board games
like "Risk",
"Chutes & Ladders"
"The Game of Life"
and "Trouble -
foretold your
future.
Category Killers
rose by roll-up
like Lazarus (not your founder);
but neither Jesus (nor Kravis)
could resurrect
you now.
You put
the Big Box
into Retail.
But now,
KKR will solemnly
bury their retail
in a
Big Box.