Broken Barbie

~ interesting people walk Hollywood Boulevard, meet Barbie ~

Reinfried Marass Photography 

 

 

Watch where you walk

Step on a crack

break your mother’s back

Yeah you…broken Barbie with the broken smile

broken nail

heart chipped lipstick red

perfumed wrist, Channel? no just decay

 

Street lamp heat turns to gray

just another hanging tree

free fall baby in a dark abyss

 

Inviting shadows and clicking heels

with vacant eyes

and empty pockets

She felt your soul twitch

once in a dream

Welcome to hell

Wanna climb the devils staircase

and lie to her awhile?

 

But not tonight baby

can’t give it away

Didn’t mama teach you

nothin is for free

 

Except a free fall baby in a dark abyss

 

So don’t push her

There’s a hole in her stocking for a reason

John..or is it Jack, Jim, Jerry

Who the f**k cares

You’re all flip switch nightmares in a wet dream

and all your sweet cream lip service

won’t warm icy shivers in deficient veins

or blistered skin itching nicotine blues

So pull her a lucky strike

and watch where you walk

                       

Didn’t mama teach you

nothin is for free

 

Except a free fall baby in a dark abyss

Reviews

[Twisted Words (Tom)]

As you can see, my eyes are wide, my mouth hanging open and my sneakers screech to a halt. I would never guess this poem came from you; it's so far "out of the box" for you... Not that I'm concerned with your box, umm, omg, I mean it's unexpected in both subject and style.

[MsJewel]

Hello my sweet friend. It's nice to see you! Yes, I'm sure this one was a bit of shocker...a little outside of the fantasy of endless love, butterflies and roses that never wilt...However, there are people that I find so interesting - this "broken Barbie" has haunted me - I had to write about her. It's always nice to see you. Hugs, Julie

[Saddam]

It was very tuff to believe it is your poetry. A dark side of weirdness. Absolutely amazed. Mujhe aashankit kar gaya. Great read dear.

[MsJewel]

Thank you :) Julie

[Brittany Zedalis]

WOW, this is amazing! This is a bit different than what I'm used to reading from you, but not in a bad way! You really outdid yourself! Great job!

[MsJewel]

Thanks again my sweet friend :) Julie

[Trace]

WOW.... The impressions that we get when we step back and look at the other side of life can be quite dark and repulsive. You captured the scene so vividly and it brings shutters just reading this.
You have such an incredible ability to see things in life, both beautiful and abysmal, and write of it brilliantly.

Brava,,,,

Trace

[MsJewel]

You know me Trace - after watching this woman and speaking with her, I just had to write about her. She was such a pretty woman behind the hard lines and dead eyes...I could imagine her sitting on my pretty little beach listening to the waves - and yet here she was trying to survive. My heart broke for her.... Julie

[Matthew Bosko]

Taking a walk on the wild side Julie, I at first was shocked because how dark it was. I'm not used to this by you but I love it. The words that you used and the cadence helped me feel this poem even more, often times jarring me back and forth. I really was unprepared yet delightfully surprised by this one Julie.

-Matt

[MsJewel]

Thank you Matt. It's scary how different life is just a few miles from my little beach bubble of lilies and seabirds...I'm glad to be home :) Julie

[Matthew Bosko]

Haha, it is, but even bright eyes can find beauty in darkness. You did that.

[MsJewel]

You are very kind Matt. Thank you :) Julie

[MAD ENGLISHMAN]

I agree this one is quite different. I have to think about it some more. Come back and read again later.
Sounds like it should be set to music.

[MsJewel]

Thank you :) Julie

[Anand Sehgal]

dark yet powerful write. I loved your story-telling. Loved to see another side of you :)
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[MsJewel]

Thank you Anand :) Julie

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

Dark and strikingly powerful. The voice of this piece is strong... Like a street-wise friend telling her dark tale. Well done!

[MsJewel]

Thank you for your wonderful comment :) Julie

[stars are far]

That was very diffrent ..but it is written well ..
well done

[MsJewel]

Thank you :) Julie

[wordman]

hey what can I say a perfect write but unusual for you some dam man has p you off
and the other you has arrived

[MsJewel]

LOL...no not the other me...a prostitute I watched last night trying to get away from a man that had no intentions of paying her and the rudeness of the doorman when she was walking by.. :) Julie

[wordman]

damn was I that much off well I can`t ski or roller blade or surf either happy birthday to me though

[MsJewel]

Happy Birthday!!!!

[wordman]

thanks Julie yeap 29

[adreamer]

Julie, this is very creative writing you have here at its best so sad but true in many ways a heard to read. A breathtaking one to read. :)Larry

[MsJewel]

Sad but true Larry. Thank you :) Julie

[adreamer]

I have known someone like that sometimes it will change the way they look at who they are and do like what they see. They are only trying to get by life can unfair sometime :)Larry