12: China Doll

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it isn't invisible.

you put me in the perfect dress

looking for the perfect daughter,

is that why you ignored

the scars painting my body?

the layer of wood between

bedrooms was thin,

yet you added an inch simply

to avoid the screams coming

from the other side.

did it ever cross your mind

that the threads on the dress

would fade and fray?

the glue between my lips would unstick

did you consider imperfection, mother,

did you consider hell?

pushing the prodigy past

her breaking point.

draining her of the oh-so-important

religion and purity.

father it isn't rebellion,

it isn't lack of prayer.

if I could place a label it would be

insanity

brought on by those

who brought me up.

and just so you're aware

puppet strings always

break eventually.

c.d.

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