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Porcelain Doll

I feel like a doll,
Empty and lifeless
But pretending
I'm happy.

My skin is porcelain, 
My lips cold as ice,
I have no heartbeat
Left in my chest.


I'm dead but I 
Can still feel,
I'm numb but I 
Can still hurt.

I'm not happy
But I try to be,
I can't hurt you
Without hurting me.

So kiss my cold lips and
Lay me down to sleep,
I pray the angels
My soul to keep.

And if I die
Before I wake,
Don't cry my Beloved,
Not for my sake...

Copyright © Summer Arthur | Year Posted 2014

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Date: 9/15/2026 10:34:00 AM

I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly
Date: 4/4/2024 2:09:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Date: 2/7/2016 10:36:00 PM

AWESOME POEM...:)

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