Doll: A Poem from Storm of Roses
As published in both Storm of Roses & Spark
Doll
I was thrown
Tossed to the side
Glass eyes
I was used
Now I’m lost
Among his other dolls
In my little dress
He could have put me
Back on the shelf neatly
But I was cast back
I’m not even sitting straight
With my legs twisted,
My arm curled under me,
Head hanging to the side
I hate the way I look like this
Lifeless, deprived, worn
It’s obvious to me
I am his doll
I was played with
I am old
He has a new doll
She’s young and beautiful
Her dress isn’t ragged like mine
I am of the old trend
I am an old toy
My parts creak
I kiss dust
Instead of his lips
As the days go by
I’m even less desirable
Dress turning gray
Dirt in my hair
And he doesn’t even care
Why would he or anyone
Ever want to pick me up again?
I am a doll
Just a toy, turned off
My time is over, batteries dead
Expiration date, here
Now
No one will ever touch my hair again
No one will ever make me dance
No one will ever kiss my cheek as he
I am not alone, but I am by myself
On this shelf, away from his heart
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