Paper Doll

Poem prompt found at dversepoets.com: Poetics - On Your Feet, by Brian Miller )(

As if your paper doll dreams

Came to you, life size

And stood amid the scraps

Of your lost youth

You pasted me over with frilly confections

And expectations of doe eyed perfection

But

My feet are firmly planted in my own ideas of me

The original version of a work in progress

Carefree and happy to play your silly game

While standing ankle deep

In the clay that has yet

To set hard in the shape I will someday be

Author's Note

Bear with me, just trying to get my head back in the game.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Life is sort of like a paper doll. We shape our thoughts and dreams.
"My feet are firmly planted in my own ideas of me
The original version of a work in progress
Carefree and happy to play your silly game"
I like the ending to this excellent poem.
Coyote

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

I really liked this piece it truly shows the artistry in your words of a woman/child, changing, growing, learning. It truly breathes its picture well

[anointedruins]

Interesting take on shoes and "feet of clay". Feet are firmly planted (independence), but the clay has not set hard (yet). Raises the question ... what becomes of independence when the clay sets? :-) Nice poem!

David

[brian miller]

nice...we are ever changing and growing and we are the only ones to dictate who controls that change...nice write to the prompt...

[Marousia]

Interesting take on the shoes :) like the rhythm in the poem

[SinnerInspired]

Beautiful! love the poem title I like the nice chill rhythm to this poem
And...I love the picture