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K.M Roberston
04-08-2009, 05:18 PM
Forgotten

She sits there by her lonesome,
Her sheet white hands lay over her lap.
The people pass by but never come.
She is always awake never does nap.

Her mouth is stitched shut into a smile.
Her expression of emotion stuck in the past.
Behind it she is crying all the while.
What used to be her face is a molded cast.

Her eyes of pale blue are always open,
And seem to be those of a child.
She is full of grief that can’t be spoken.
There is a spirit inside her that longs to be wild.

Her cheeks are round and painted red,
And her white skin has a certain glow.
But inside she feels lifeless and dead
As time marches on, it becomes her foe.

Her string yellow hair falls around her face
No wind shall ever be able to mess it about.
She sits, shoulders straight, a posture of grace
But underneath this pose she loudly does shout.

She sits where Bronson meets Carter Road
The seats are empty around her wooden throne
She sits there nights and the days that followed
There is no one else around her, she sits on her own.

She watches as the people rush by,
On with the flow and bustle of the day
She cannot feel the grass, nor touch the sky.
Under her timely prison she will stay.

She was not always so alone
She once was amongst the human race
She once had a family, the freedom to roam.
She once could keep up with their charging pace.

She can remember when little fingers played with her
She can remember when the blue ribbon was placed in her hair
She can remember how she comforted those who did suffer
She can remember when her curses used to be a prayer.


But people can lose the love they once had
And put away and forget what is old
Leaving the forgotten unloved and sad
Hopeless, love isn’t just sold

When she was first put off to the side
Her face still resembled what she felt
She thought she was still loved, she had nothing to hide
But as time went by her dreams of being found started to melt

The seats around her were not always empty
Once others, lost, sat there beside her
But they soon were taken, their seats grew dusty
Her face didn’t change but she grew older

So you have heard about a tragic life
One who’s grief shall not soon stall
Until a young girl takes her and ends her strife
This is the life of a forgotten doll

K.M Roberston
05-18-2009, 12:24 PM
Here is a edited version...



Forgotten

She sits there by her lonesome,
Her sheet white hands lay over her lap.
The people pass by but never come.
She is always awake never can nap.

Her mouth is stitched shut into a smile.
Her expression of emotion stuck in the past.
Behind it she is crying all the while.
What used to be her face is a molded cast.

Her eyes of pale blue are always open,
And seem to be those of a child.
She is full of grief that can’t be spoken.
There is a spirit inside her that longs to be wild.

Her cheeks are round and painted red,
And her white skin has a certain glow.
But inside she feels lifeless and dead
As time marches on, it becomes her foe.

Her yellow string hair falls ‘round her face
No wind shall ever be able to mess it about.
She sits, shoulders straight, a posture of grace
But underneath this pose she silently does shout.

She sits where Carter Road meets Bronson Round
Her window into the world - a pane of glass
This little place fades into the background
“As Good As New”, reads the sign that people pass

She watches as the people rush by,
On with the flow and bustle of the day
She cannot feel the grass, nor touch the sky.
Under her timely prison she will stay.

She was not always so alone
She once lived amongst the human race
She once had a family, the freedom to roam.
She once could keep up with their charging pace.

She can remember when little fingers played with her
She can remember when the blue ribbon was placed in her hair
She can remember how she comforted those who did suffer
She can remember when her hopes were buoyed by prayer.


But people can lose the love they once had
And put away and forget what is old
Leaving the forgotten unloved and sad
Hopeless, love isn’t just sold

When she was first put off to the side
Her face still resembled what she felt
She thought she was still loved, she had nothing to hide
But as time went by her dreams of being found started to melt

The seats around her were not always empty
Once others, lost, sat there beside her
But they soon were taken, their seats grew dusty
Her face didn’t change but she grew older


So you have heard about a tragic life
One who’s grief shall not soon stall
Until a young girl takes her and ends her strife
This is the life of a forgotten doll

The Comedian
05-18-2009, 12:34 PM
What a lovely poem, Ms. Roberston! The ending threw a nice surprise at me, but upon reflection, I should have seen it coming, which perhaps makes the structure and build-up of the poem all the more effective.

K.M Roberston
05-18-2009, 12:46 PM
Thank you, I was hoping you wouldn't know who it was about till the end, thank you!