Chiu on This

Trauma, Abuse, Recovery, Incest

somatic

Doll (poem)

Poetry

These limbs don’t fit.
Doll parts inside me.
Small and rigid,
Choking hazards.

Plastic not flesh,
Hollow and bloodless.
Cold and unfeeling,
Attached to the rest of me.

Porcelain fragility,
Painted smile.
Detachable, removable,
I don’t feel the loss.

December 24, 2020 Ally Chiu Tagged dissociation, doll, grief, loss, numb, objectification, poem, Poetry, rape, somatic, trauma Leave a comment
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