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Hoffmann's Nightmare MAG
September 15, 2008
A puppet, on strings of habit and expectation
turns to me
and says
“Ah, ah.”
“What is the sigh?” I ask
“Tell me
and with my gentle hands
I will heal you”
But the puppet
she says
“Ah, ah.”
“Does it mean pain?
Like a thorn in the side?
A hook in the heart?”
With body unscathed
she says
“Ah, ah.”
“Sadness?
Like a dying rose,
A broken wing?”
With tearless eyes
she says
“Ah, ah.”
She lifts up wooden
string-pulled hands
to open up her chest
like a door
on creaky hinges
I begin to shake and sob.
Inside her chest
there is nothing
“Ah, ah.” she says “Ah, ah.”
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This article has 6 comments.
Kelsey Backus BRONZE said...
on Jun. 24 2010 at 8:47 pm
wow..this poem gave me the chills. i love it.
lindseymarie SILVER said...
on Nov. 27 2009 at 9:25 pm
Marrionettes.
This is dark, and beautiful, and the diologue is splended.
I love it.
This is dark, and beautiful, and the diologue is splended.
I love it.
rogue said...
on Jul. 22 2009 at 12:58 pm
i love this its so powerful. its a depressing poem and thats the beauty of it. i can picture this sad beautiful little young girl puppet.keep writing.
Senthia Lance BRONZE said...
on May. 27 2009 at 3:42 pm
wow that is so cool
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