Dear Doll
By Aaliyah Williams I put you in a box, And I TOLD you to stay there. I cried out, but you wouldn't come to me. So I looked, and looked. You wouldn't let me. I lost you and I lost my beloved childhood. You with your imperfections missing a finger, still kept your charm. It was you. You guided me, caressed me. To me, there was always something more. You never answered me. I wanted reassurance, Finally I stopped looking. Adolescence is much over. I put you in a box, And I TOLD you to stay there. Aaliyah is a senior. She enjoys writing poetry and marching band in her free time. She will be attending Raritan Valley Community College in the Fall.
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Miller
5/24/2017 09:58:03 am
The detail of the missing finger makes this a lot more real to me.
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Jean Anderson
5/24/2017 11:46:16 pm
I can feel the ambivalence, the tug between growing up and childhood.
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Epiphany Literary Magazine is a safe space for students at Franklin High School to share their creativity. Archives '16-'20
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