Tattered ragdoll...

~an old creepy one, revamped & revisited

There once was a little girl, 

    who came into this life 

        filled with hope and zeal 

twinkling within wide eyed innocence,

she's left tattered and torn 

   her outward appearance 

       still appears shiny 

deep within the padding 

      there's a darkness so vile 

 

She looked up to him,

     expecting unconditional love

         and  unyielding protection

led into the lion's den,

     unaware of his intentions 

      her balance thrown 

               her purity shorn 

still continues along on her way,

      ...naivety shocked, 

she prayed within her crushed soul, 

Jesus never heard her pleas

 

Ultimately, developed into a woman 

   yet,  the child remained, 

wounded and fragmented,

         smashed beyond recognition 

          with words silenced 

     and wings broken, 

the journey was arduous 

              the end result troublesome, 

 ponders expectations of decisive justice 

 

Still feels like an old ragdoll 

            even though she's fully grown, 

her outward facade dissimilar 

                from the  shattered stuffing inside 

tries to turn it around, 

        reverse the reviled past 

          she lands in the median 

    stuck in fractured segments 

...still hopeful for survival

Author's Note

Reviews

[Rene Salinas]

Well this is heartwrenching but beuatifully poetic. Frieda gets me tangled up inside with this kind of thing plus she throws in that monster track that nearly made me headbang the wall great track (brownie points for that alone) but I fear that if I get stuck in the meaning I will diminish the poetry so in this ocassion I will go that way (points south). The language and the fact that the narrative has a story like quality was engaging as she uses the naivety of a child to relay convictions and how all that innocence was treated badly to say the least. Fast forward to adulthood and the image of the ragdoll which is really powerfull and the recognition that although she wants to change the past is not something that can just be thrown out of the windows as if.

Pretty Poetry

Thanyou

[Frieda P]

I'm not so sure it's pretty, but thanks so much for your thoughts Rene.

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is so heart wrenching Freida.To see these girls that have so much of their life taken from them by this harsh world and the monsters who live in it.People who should love is are sometimes the ones doing us the most harm.Well penned chica.

[Rita L. Sev]

Wow. Such an apt analogy; such a sad reality... Poetically, you tell a vivid tale with perfect flow; emotionally, you grab the reader and pull them through the darkness.... This is exceptional, Frieda.

[Mayank]

Sad... tells a story of many girls who had lost themselves somewhere between child abuse and drug abuse.

[MsJewel]

What makes this so heart wrenching is the truth behind your words. There are so many children that are victims of this evil. It is sickening really...and something so horrific..it is hard to imagine how one can find the strength to survive.
Your words are heartfelt and powerful Frieda.

:) Julie

[Fabian G. Franklin]

This reminds me of the love of my life....sexually abused as a child...she suffers from insecurity and self-deprecation but has the most beautiful soul of anyone I've ever known. And she had the unfortunate fate to fall in love with a poet...and thinks she's found a "blessing"... (smile)

[Frieda P]

That pains me to read, there are way too many amongst us, but who better than a poet to understand this kind of angst? Thanks so much for sharing Fabian. :)

[misha]

What a haunting and sad piece of innocence stolen and crushed. You depicted such an act and the effect of it all oh so very well.

[Ashira Macy]

Creepy is right dear, but also incredibly sad. People who steal the innocence of children in such a way are just the worst kind of evil. And of course there will always be inner scarring, because it makes it so difficult to ever trust anyone again. You did a really excellent job conveying this poor girl's emotions.

[Frontier]

Interesting depiction of how looks..what so many desire..can actually lead to trouble...and how people judge mostly by the outside...not knowing the pain this girl was going through inside.

[just Penny]

A really sad tale of innocence not only lost, but forever tarnished. It's a huge tragedy when this happens as it leaves a lifelong legacy. Ragdoll is a fitting analogy. Powerful, raw and emotive. Your prowess as a poet speaks through all that you write.