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Tinker Toy

 

wind me up

metal bones

and string for hair

toy tea cups

your sticks and stones

crack skin so fair

glass for eyes

and ink for blood

need cogs to breathe

pull my string

to make me sing

and sound naive

tinker toy

sit on the shelf

high on the wall

make no noise

no sense of self

appease them all

wind me down

break the bones

and chop the hair

shattered cups

stand on their own

touch if you dare

 

 

 

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19 Comments

  1. It almost makes me think of a nursery rhyme, a dark one, but still. Great rhymes, chilling atmosphere and perfect rhythm!

  2. I have to agree with my fellow writers – this really does sound like a nursery rhyme, and displays how great writing can provide more with less. Something I need to work on, myself Haha. Loved the read 🙂

    • Thank you for reading! I’m glad you got the vibe of it. 🙂

  3. I found this poem a bit hard to understand until I read it completely.. Am I right in saying it is about a harmed person who can no longer express their own will? It’s how it seems to me. Tell me if I am wrong.

    • I really like your interpretation of it, I can understand why it’s hard to define.
      You have a sense of it, yes.
      But no, it’s not about that, sorry to say.

      • Tell me what it is about

  4. Just found this now. I agree, it reads like a nursery rhyme. It’s good.

  5. Better late than never..
    So, here I am – exploring your mind.

    Your rhymes are on point.
    I really enjoyed the overall flow.
    And the visionary is dope.
    You really get a feel for that (marionette?) on the shelf.

    Excellent piece of writing, my friend.

  6. O wow! There is some deep, underlying meaning in this piece. When I read it , it reminded me of those characters with the dolls that have cloth heads and XX on their eyes (Korn’s “Issues” cover)
    Kind of a gothic, scary undertone. But I see what you are saying in this I think.. put me on a shelf only for show with no sense of myself. Just sit there being pretty and don’t speak. Am I even close??

    • You’re definitely on the right track! I love hearing how others interpret and visualise what I write. 🙂
      And I’m so glad that you got the eerie undertone, it’s an important piece of the puzzle.
      Thank you for reading!

  7. “pull my string to make me sing and sound naive”
    we each perceive differently, ‘I’ got most of the puzzle…good delivery

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