Paper Doll Tears
If only
you would look
in the box
in the hall
under the attic stairs.
You would find paper dolls
With gold and flaxen hair.
The bodies may be worn
and them clothes torn
and you can see the
traces of tears
on their faces.
The paper dolls you see
how sad they look
with tear stains on their cheeks
For the many years
they have lain here
waiting to be spied
by a child inside
who will again dress them with care.
When at last
they are loved
The sadness will pass
and the paper doll’s tears will
at last disappear.
8-10-2007
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