1 Art & Literary Journal Spring 2012 Edition American ... - AUK

Porcelain Doll
Helene Neaman
My porcelain doll,
A beautiful yet fragile treasure,
Hidden behind see-through walls;
People would gaze upon her delicateness for hours;
The shallowness of people blinds them from seeing
What lies behind a painted face;
For this poor statue of loveliness,
Is forced to smile every day,
Swallowed up inside her silent screams,
Out of touch with the world outside locked doors,
A world she misses;
For she lives in a permanent sleep paralysis;
This nightmare has become her living day,
Evil lingers in the doorway,
Monsters calling her name to escape,
Every day is a battle to resist temptation,
Every day is a battle to resist opening closet doors,
And enter a deadly fate of falling,
So this beautiful yet fragile porcelain doll,
Won’t suffer from permanent smiles no more,
But remain a sleeping refuge,
Of shattered glass on the floor.
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