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Doll House

January 28, 2012
By JustAnotherOwl SILVER, Unknown, New York
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&quot;See, we don&#039;t really care who you are;<br /> Everyone is capable of looking up and wishing on a star.<br /> So catch it, so contagious, this day-dreamer&#039;s disease,<br /> And hope can be your sword, slaying darkness with belief.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Sanctuary&quot;- Paradise Fears

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There they are with their porcelain faces
Beauty, perfection, pretending to be
Full lips and big eyes, no insecurity
So much better they are, than me


They sit on their little plastic chairs
And wear beautiful, gossamer gowns
Hollow heads and empty brains
And nothing, by them, will be found


With their hourglass curves and their
Sweetly betraying, innocent voices
They are forever the lovely ones
Nature frees them from making choices


And on their plastic table, in front of them
Is a shiny, bright silver platter
Because they're entitled, it's handed to them
And all else ceases to matter


And society encourages them
Set their faces on glossed over pages
And I tear myself up, meek as a mouse


I guess we're all subject to the doll house

© Emma J., Tuck, GA

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ChocolateLove SILVER said...
on May. 5 2013 at 7:04 am
ChocolateLove SILVER, Warsaw, Other
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Amazing images! I loved the lines "Full lips and big eyes, no insecurity. So much better than me." Every teen can relate to that part of the poem. I loved it!
wordnerd54 SILVER said...
on Apr. 28 2013 at 10:27 pm
wordnerd54 SILVER, Sparta, New Jersey
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This is a great poem!  The imagery is awesome... I think because your choice of words is unique.  I love the overall idea of the "doll house" and I especially love their "sweetly betraying, innocent voices."  That line just gives me chills; it's great!
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 28 2013 at 8:49 pm
Laugh-it-Out PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York, New York
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Wow great job. I love the imagry and all of the meatphors and just everything. Perfect.
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 28 2013 at 8:45 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Hello there. You have a lot of talent as it so clearly shows in this poem. Free verse poems are all so unqiue and  the beauty in the work is the writer. I love the title, it's very mysterious. It has open perspective for the reader. I really, really liked the picture you chose to go with this! The rhymes are solid, good job on that. I like your word choices, 'porcelain', 'insecurity', 'gossamer', 'innocent', 'entitled', 'society'. Those are all very good, they tied this together very well! I think that the third stanza is the best, my favorite. I love this, the ending is spicy! Great job!
AsIAm PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 9 2012 at 1:20 pm
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This is fantastic. Literally no criticisms. I love the imagery, the idea, the language, the way you said it... stellar work.
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 3:37 pm
JustAnotherOwl SILVER, Unknown, New York
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Thank you! And although it says, "And nothing, by them, will be found", I understand what you mean.
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 3:35 pm
JustAnotherOwl SILVER, Unknown, New York
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Thank you! (: What would you suggest I work on?
PaigeStreet PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 2:10 am
PaigeStreet PLATINUM, Juneau, Alaska
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Refreshing use of rhyme here! Especially how you put a couplet at the end, which expresses finality well. I feel that "meek as a mouse" was a little cliche, and the "nothing, by them to be found" to feel a little forced, but I like the subject and I think you addressed it well.
Kiki_McGee GOLD said...
on Feb. 13 2012 at 1:54 am
Kiki_McGee GOLD, Woodstock, Illinois
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Great job! The imagery was great, the message spot on, and the wording was perfect (although I would work on some of the punctuation)!
dreamsandthings SILVER said...
on Feb. 12 2012 at 6:51 pm
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Amazing language and word choice!
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 11 2012 at 3:14 pm
JustAnotherOwl SILVER, Unknown, New York
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THANK YOU!
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 11 2012 at 3:13 pm
JustAnotherOwl SILVER, Unknown, New York
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Thank you! (:
softballbabe2014 SILVER said...
on Feb. 10 2012 at 11:29 am
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(: I absolutely love it and agree!
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I love this! You done an outstanding job!:) I love the way you worded it too! Keep up the great work!!
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 8 2012 at 1:46 pm
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&quot;See, we don&#039;t really care who you are;<br /> Everyone is capable of looking up and wishing on a star.<br /> So catch it, so contagious, this day-dreamer&#039;s disease,<br /> And hope can be your sword, slaying darkness with belief.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Sanctuary&quot;- Paradise Fears

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Thank you!!
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 8 2012 at 1:46 pm
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&quot;See, we don&#039;t really care who you are;<br /> Everyone is capable of looking up and wishing on a star.<br /> So catch it, so contagious, this day-dreamer&#039;s disease,<br /> And hope can be your sword, slaying darkness with belief.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Sanctuary&quot;- Paradise Fears

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Thank you so much! (:
JustAnotherOwl SILVER said...
on Feb. 8 2012 at 1:45 pm
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&quot;See, we don&#039;t really care who you are;<br /> Everyone is capable of looking up and wishing on a star.<br /> So catch it, so contagious, this day-dreamer&#039;s disease,<br /> And hope can be your sword, slaying darkness with belief.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Sanctuary&quot;- Paradise Fears

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Thank you! (:
beautifulspirit PLATINUM said...
on Feb. 5 2012 at 7:25 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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I like the point addressed with this poem, especially the last line. You made the dolls seem like sirens or bewitching beings or something. The word choice was inspiring also~ 5/5 from me!
BluBliss GOLD said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 4:01 pm
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I love the tone of this poem. I especially enjoyed the lines "i tear myself up, meek as a mouse/ i guess we're all subject to the dollhouse." and "nature frees them from making choices." And with the silver-platter pointout, that was nice. good job.
J-Poetry-R SILVER said...
on Feb. 4 2012 at 10:51 am
J-Poetry-R SILVER, Enterprise, Alabama
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really like the point and the style used, word choice great. An all round good poem. Let me know of any more work to check out