The doll
Small and fragile
Left out, broken
How long has her chest been open?
Scattered pieces fall like ashes
Loved those gashes, bruises, scratches
They made it real, too bad they heal
Those bad feelings never leave
instead they wore her like a sleeve
begging, crying for reprieve
She wished and prayed
to say the least
for nothing more than sweet release
Her body's tired
shutting down
the pain creeps in without a sound
The mask has cracked
its paint is chipped
no smile left on whethered lips
They bound her battered, wounded soul
to this husk
empty, brittle, old
Boredom never dull or tired
Gave her brain some scrambled wires
Blue ones, red ones, all askew
All she needs and wants is to-
Begging crying out for love
None below, too high above
Wishes to start up anew
Not shure if she'll survive this too
Teeth have yellowed
brittled with age
Loosened by a bitter rage
Those once bright all seeing eyes
Fooled by monsters in disguise
Her life was cruel
unkind, unfair
fell many times into despair
She called out questions here and there
Wonders
Does he really hear?,
Where's her god?,
What's it like up there?,
Did he ever truly care?,
Why must i suffer, trapped down here?
Her scattered mind was a deadly cage
won't her humble jailer come to the stage?
that was when she caught her gaze
Her reflection uttered a single phrase:
"Oh no my dear, it's you I'm afraid who trapped yourself at an early age. Why stand before gods gate? You still have yet to eat your cake."
The reality is set
Plain as day
To live this life
You must win your game
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About this poem
This is my first poem, it was more to vent but it came out pretty good.
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Submitted by Coliosis on July 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,606 |
Words | 317 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 54 |
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