Mom has been crying
for a couple of days now.
Father didn't come back from work.
Father didn't come back from work.
Father didn't come back from work.
Why does she say it so often?
His doll will be there,
he won't be lonely.
She has been sleeping on the couch
and coming with me to school.
The counselor asks lots of questions
to me
and my mom.
He doesn't like the dolls either.
It's okay.
His doll doesn't seem friendly,
anyway.
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The Dolls
PoezieStacy Soltan is a 9-year-old girl who lives in a small town. Her family lives in a relevently small house- her being an only child- and has a mother and a father. Stacy doesn't know what to think of her parents, or people in general. Whenever she de...