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August 6, 2011
By claudiathewho SILVER, West Tisbury, Massachusetts
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So you, mannequin,
stone-faced with your cool pallor,
 
industrially-manufactured lips
(careful not to kiss; they have poison)
 
oh, you mannequin,
you have mutated my own image,
 
twisted with your carved proportions
and your painted eye
 
lashes and your blank expression.
You have no openings or doors,
 
no slit for your mouth or the wonderful
pipes of your ears or
 
other places to peek and search
to find the soul inside you.

© Stephanie C., Gaithersburg, MD

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After Plath.
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AriShine GOLD said...
on Jun. 22 2012 at 12:49 pm
AriShine GOLD, Norcross, Georgia
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This is nice! Yes, a tad creepy, but I really like what its saying. You have a great style! Keep writing!
claudiathewho SILVER said...
on Aug. 14 2011 at 12:26 pm
claudiathewho SILVER, West Tisbury, Massachusetts
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Thanks again, Blue! Haha, I saw the picture and new it was perfect.
Blue4indigo PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 13 2011 at 5:47 pm
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A little creepy... but a great poem nonetheless (the picture fits so perfectly)