“We are all just little dolls ourselves.
Who occasionally pull back the
curtains to reveal the real us."
- Bruce Erik Kaplan
Doll play saves questions.
I can dress my sideshow in acceptable,
mannequin walk to pop tune shallow,
and keep the mirror close to my hip.
It gets a bit plastic on the dull side,
but if I lift the curtain too often
on my weird, the offended are
shortchanged the full smug
of their outrage.
'the full smug' indeed--a very adroit use of compound symbols and phrases here, Susie. I have *never* liked dolls--they've always creeped me out, and here you make me see(and feel) why. And afa the underlying message, couldn't agree more--how often the reveal becomes the repulse. Thanks for another excellent 55.
ReplyDeleteThank you...It is a twisted mirror we live in these days. People can't handle your real if it doesn't fit in with their fake.
DeleteThat first line is soooo good. I truly believe it does. The first thoughts of our life now and our life then and our life future, can all be answered, and I think fairly accurately through the veil of this kind of playtime. There are some places where we can be ourselves. Great job Susie!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you... I can calm down my real, but unfortunately my face doesn't always want to play along. lol
DeleteWhistles!💞 I love the fiery tone and mood of this one, Susie! Often we drop the curtain upon our real selves for fear of world and its scorn. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt.💞
ReplyDeleteThank you... I like to drop my crazy on people unexpectedly. No, I have tried doing that thing it takes to fit in and it never works. I'll just be me.
DeleteWe toads have no time for the offended.
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No Kerry we don't. :)
DeleteHow I adore that second stanza. "If I lift the curtain too often on my weird"....and that smug outrage, lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks... Being someone else just doesn't work. My weird just doesn't like to hold back. lol
Delete"It gets a bit plastic on the dull side" Perfect. An 'aha' moment for me.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Delete...maybe that "outrage" is good for them :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is. :)
DeleteI adore the second stanza too - lift that curtain more often! Outrage their outrage!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Thanks! I try.
Delete*snickersnort* We wouldn't want to do THAT!
ReplyDeleteNope we wouldn't!
DeleteYou got me at that first exquisite line. I love 'the full smug of their outrage.'
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI too hated dolls. I preferred playing with real animals. Yeppers. Society does hate a real weird and prefers a fake normal. Give 'em hell and lots of weird.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I plan on it!
DeletePlaying dolls gives us,a chance to pull the strings as we wish. I had a red nosed sock monkey but it didn't give me much comfort. The raged don't have self control any more than the afflicked oes. But then self control is only to please the test, make us dit.
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"please the rest, makes us fit."
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Wow!!! What a craft of worded feelings.
ReplyDeleteLuv it
Much🌼love
Such an enigmatic poem - I loved every word
ReplyDeleteLess plastic... much better.
ReplyDelete"Smug outrage," such a luxury. What would "outrage" us, interesting write, I enjoyed reading!
ReplyDeleteOnly the very bright and brave and fantastically awesome... can fully appreciate what dances and rages behind our curtains.
ReplyDeleteLove this.
Chillingly clever in so many ways.
ReplyDeletevery cool, beneath the camouflage of the doll, the weird woman looks out, her eyes sharp, jotting down notes on the unsuspecting fauna around her
ReplyDeleteMary (cactus haiku)