Beyond the Valley of Broken Dolls

Beyond the Valley of Broken Dolls

she came wondering into town

her soles made not a sound

her soul would drown

in seven flesh pounds

babies breath and royal crown

she had tattered blond hair

skin too pail to be called fair

made up with great care

a smile that said scared

a red dress stained and tared

her song was that of a 

sirens call

it would cause pupils to dilate

and hearts to stale

it would sing in men's souls

and ring in their halls

she came from way beyond

the valley of broken dolls

--Z.Silas Herrera

Reviews

[The Viking]

This may be simplistic in analysis, but I thought of the valley of broken dolls being Hollywood and this being about a girl that would become famous in Hollywood, but be broken and stripped of innocence by the celebrity life, hence the line "She came from far beyond the valley of broken dolls." I guess this could be a poem for any little girl who lost her innocence and had it taken. Beautifully woven.