tattered doll

a much loved doll is repaired and asked not to ever misbehave again...OK, I'm whining now!

a tattered doll figure,

lifted from closeted lair…

button eyes missing.

 

no hope to revive (or re-stitch),

ever torn and seeking previous spells;

grasped by warm child’s hands

to make repairs and love intact,

to show it where to go.

 

stitches tied in patterns, condensing tired

wounds into a joyous fixing up of strands;

eyes are re-installed to look back into

the reasons they are meant to view

their previous blissful thought;

to see beauty in its reflection.

and not to see the pain.

 

dan © 2015

Music: "Kiss Me," by Sixpence None the Richer

Author's Note

Reviews

[Not here]

i really loved all the descriptions and what they stood for. great work

[dan]

It all had to do with my wife and her health problems; and what seems like a little reprieve from the fear and more fear. Thank you david. dan

[dan]

A doll was found today. I had thought that it may have been lost. The tattered eyes and faded gingham dress recalled a life long ago, when magic was still possible and fireflies left vapor trails. Or something like that...d