DIme Store Dolly

She sits on the shelf, for awhile,

Gathers dust though she's so pretty

For all should fear her feminine wile-

She must be cruel and raw and gritty

 

Doubtless, she would break you

Run away, sure she'll only cheat

She has no feelings as others do

Stern and cold down to her feet

 

Surely she's incapable of sorrow

Pale blue eyes are always full of lies

Shooting hearts with her poison arrow

Flipping fair hair, she'll eat your insides

 

Just a dime store dolly, like the others

Perched on end of the uppermost shelf

Constantly tsked at by wise old mothers

For such a one must be full of herself!

 

Ah, that little dime store tart, the w***e!

How is it she dares to go out and seek

For those boys who should want more

Than a soft and blushing heart and cheek?

 

If you shook the dust from her golden hair

Looked at those eyes more closely

Perhaps you'd see what's really there

Underneath the glass and plastic, see...

 

Dime store dolly has a warm beating heart

She only wants what everyone else does

That's all she wanted from the start...

She'll sit untouched as the shops close.

 

 

 

Author's Note

Yes, this is really how I feel right now. No, I don't want to explain it any further than that. :(

Reviews

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

A dime store dolly, so mis understood. Prbly so pretty that mom is afraid you want to be like her. So she sits on the shelf collecting dust. Maybe going on sale, price reduced every now and then to entice, dime store dolly just wants love and it's all we all want and need. Nice work Constance, I don't know if I got the interperation you were going for but that's the picture I saw. With out discription I saw an old fashion store with wooden floors and penny cadies on the counter and an old man as the shop keep. Very nicely written.

[Michael Carr]

loved this. not only is it a virtual plitura of emotions( few, said my big word of the day) It's a great work. very well written, especially the imagery, which you always use to great extent. I particularly enjoyed the last set of lines. a doll always needs something shiny and new to get attention, the others are left behind, thats the sad fact of the world.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Pale blue eyes are always full of lies

Gathers dust though she's so pretty

Constantly tsked at by wise old mothers


The above are my three favorite lines of your poem "Dime Store Dolly," but of course I like the whole poem!

Sometimes we all are store dummies, aren't we?

Sal

[Michael]

Hi C-

Very good rhyme. I love it when abab works this well. So often the are sing-song in nature. You give it a give of sophistication that works really well with the meter. Even though it is not formal the meter flows so nicely that making it formal I think would take away from its strength .

Very nice read!

[Mysty Rayn]

Very original. I loved the idea!