"Doll House"



They knew I would hate it here,
And thought I would change to get out.

I turn them into tiny cigarettes,
Because I know i'm smarter
Than smoke I exhale and
Stare clean through.

I have made a couple
Tin cans which sat silently.
I jumped on them to
Get that one sound.

Some I turned into dogs
That loved to run fast
And far to retrieve the
Colored balls I threw.

I made one a razor blade
And cut myself just enough
So my blood ran over it.
It felt I was real.

We all get along better here,
I've decided to stay.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 21, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX XXXB XXBX XXXB XXXX AX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 490
Words 104
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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