We Are All Just Broken Dolls

"We sit on a shelf so the whole world can see us," "We hide our emotions behind our porcelain clay masks," "But our masks start to crack and crumbles away," "In the end we are all just broken dolls."

In the end we are all just broken dolls,
We sit on a shelf so the whole world can see us,
They point out our imperfections and laugh.

 
When you come along you probably don't care about me.
I'm unable to cry because my face hides emotion,
I just hope you don't look down upon me,
You, the one I adore so very much.
You probably prefer a prettier, less tattered doll than me.
Each day you just pass by, hardly noticing I'm there.

 
In the end we are just broken dolls,
We hide our emotions behind our porcelain clay masks,
We hide because we are afraid of what the world will think.

 
But our masks start to crack and crumbles away,
Then the whole world will probably say,
"Who's that pathetic broken doll crying for the whole world to see,"
Maybe then you will finally see me,
But I'm nothing but a broken doll,

Author's Note

I wrote this about a year ago when I was 14. One of my favorite poems that I have wrote.

Reviews

[James Crow]

Loved it.

[Judy Ponceby]

You have written this well, the images are very clear and so sad and the emotion goes deep. And, I hope these are not your own true feelings all the time.

[Sweet Little Bunny]

very powerful.

[Persephone Blum]

I really like this!!! Very truthful, and such a good idea!!