Toys
toys with thread
smiles- wide open plastic
eyes- cotton blood-
curled in the arms of
unknowns.
play with it- lay, don't
stay with it- crave its
compliant comfort- outgrow
it- don't know it at all.
sewn to be soft & ready-
picked from the shelf so
steady- warmed to sleep
unalone- torn, unravelled,
thrown.
toys- loved without language-
without reason- short lived
nonlives- unclosable wide
open eyes- disposable- no
goodbye.
Copyright © Rachel Hart | Year Posted 2008
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