The China Doll
I was afraid to touch it;
I was afraid that it might
break.
I was afraid to hold it;
It was so tiny; my hand
might shake.
I was afraid to pick it up;
It was so fragile and so
small.
It reminded me of a baby;
It had no self-defense
at all.
I guess it could be said that
in a way we are all like
China Dolls.
We are afraid to embrace or
comfort; afraid that we might
fall.
Some will not stick their necks
out because once they were
hurt.
If a chance is never taken,
How then can love ever
work?
I was afraid that it might
break.
I was afraid to hold it;
It was so tiny; my hand
might shake.
I was afraid to pick it up;
It was so fragile and so
small.
It reminded me of a baby;
It had no self-defense
at all.
I guess it could be said that
in a way we are all like
China Dolls.
We are afraid to embrace or
comfort; afraid that we might
fall.
Some will not stick their necks
out because once they were
hurt.
If a chance is never taken,
How then can love ever
work?
posted by whitechoclatespacegg @ 1:31 PM
5 Comments:
At 11:42 AM, April 25, 2005,
el said…
Not that I'm any good at poetry, but this is really silly. I thought of a way it might be funny though. Maybe if you gave it a title like "His penis"... or maybe just the first poem would work for that. Anyways, thinking of that made me laugh to myself this morning.
At 1:52 PM, April 25, 2005,
whitechoclatespacegg said…
Yaki-boy, I guess you caught me in my never ending quest to be David Bowie. I however fear I will never be able to touch, THE GREAT ONE!
But seriously, El, I'm glad you find it so amusing, in that light it is really funny. I think however you are smart enough to realize that this is not actually about a real China Doll. You could call it a rather simplistic view of life. Thanks for visiting.
At 2:38 PM, April 25, 2005,
DoneCheap DoneRight PC said…
Whatever, I don't know anonymous, haha obviously, and I don't think you're truying to be David Bowie either, but I do like the poem and your sense of expression so please keep it up, come by and check me out, later...
blu~
At 2:38 PM, April 25, 2005,
Jewel said…
I can relate to this.
At 7:37 PM, April 25, 2005,
whitechoclatespacegg said…
I have to admit, I wrote this at least 12 years ago. The idea came to me when I was at the funeral home at the viewing for my little sister. I went up to her body, I touched her face and almost drew back. It was almost too much, her face was no longer soft to the touch, it felt more like the texture of a China Doll.
That's where the concept came from. I decided that I didn't want to be afraid, my sister never was.
I write more on this later, I can't now, it's not the time.
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