you thought the yarn doll would never come undone.
you poked at her insides,
the little bits of white softness that peeked out shyly between the holes
until she was empty.
you tore off her three black buttons
to see if they could spin
they could - around your finger.
you ripped off her gingham dress
and left her barefoot.
she is still naked.
and one day
you pulled too hard
because she was still weirdly whole.
(nobody could explain it).
now she is strings,
a tangled knot,
a mess of threads
that could no longer resist being wanted.
play with her loose ends.
she is a girl unraveled.
About the Creator
Sara
Don’t look for love.
Be love.
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Before the last 6 months, I hadn’t written anything that wasn’t for my job or university for a number of years. I wanted to write more, I used to write all the time just for fun. I used to write poems and short stories that were just for me. I used to show them to certain members of my family but it was the process of writing them that I really enjoyed.
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Amazing poem. Shockingly representative of casual cruelty. Loved it!
I love it