China Doll

By Anaelle

I built her
Crafted from hurt feelings
Shed tears
A broken heart or two
Shaped from your image
Shilky hair, cascading down
Black velvet as a dress
Beautiful white skin
So smooth to touch
Except for the cracks
But she sat tall and pretty
Proud about how she was made
Mouthing 'I love you'
When trained and needed
But...she had no eyes
Dark holes following me
Mocking incompleteness
Silently laughing at me
She betrayed me when she
-Shattered-
Cracks becoming noticable
Hallow eyes no longer moving
The mouth fixed open
And then she broke
White crystals glinting
As they fell onto black
'I told you so'
But her laughed echoed
Even as I picked her up
And set her aside
To glue together another day
My perfect china doll

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Published on Sunday, April 22, 2001.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A_Puppet_Show On Tuesday, May 22, 2007, A_Puppet_Show (163)By person wrote:

    Okey the dark holes part ... I thought I was cured and could say something deserving, something nice but she got me again O_O

  • A_Puppet_Show On Wednesday, October 18, 2006, A_Puppet_Show (163)By person wrote:

    EEEPS!!! I am so damned scared of dools, and this here doll is wicked! :(

  • A_Puppet_Show On Wednesday, October 18, 2006, A_Puppet_Show (163)By person wrote:

    dolls even... cant even write the damned word..

  • A_Puppet_Show On Wednesday, October 18, 2006, A_Puppet_Show (163)By person wrote:

    I cant see the metaphor for the doll by the way, I tried but she is just way too wicked :(

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