When I was little there was one toy that I never got,
that I always wanted.
Don't get me wrong, there were lots of toys I never got,
but most of them I forgot shortly after saying I wanted them...
not this one though.
This one was:
This one was:
Barbie's horse, Midnight.
I had Dallas (still do) and I loved her...
but I always longed for Midnight too...
but my parents just didn't have that kind of money back then.
So I never got Barbie's beautiful stallion.
Then... lo and behold,
I was in a musty old antique shop,
and who do I see standing alone on a shelf
in the toy section?
MIDNIGHT!!
He cost me $18,
which, I have to say,
to fullfill a childhood longing that I never forgot,
even into adulthood...
well, I thought it was a steal.
I wish they still made Barbie horses
that looked like Dallas and Midnight.
I much prefer them to the weird,
cartoony horses they make now.
