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My doll, My sweet, Katherine

My sweet little Katherine,
How tired you look,
Your once bright green eyes,
Are now dull and listless,
Your blond curls once vibrant,
Are now dirty and tangled,
Your sweet rosy lips,
Pale and bloodless,
My sweet little doll,
Do not fear,
I am here,
 
I’ll paint you up,
Ruby red lips,
Blush, and powder,
I’ll fix up your hair,
Curls, and ribbons,
Your graying skin,
Now pink and healthy,
I dust off your favorite tutu,
I pull out your favorite slippers,
How much you look like my
sweet little daughter,
 
I sit you down across from me,
I remember how you loved tea time,
Though you seem so sad,
My sweet little Katherine,
How I wish you would smile,
I glance upon your hunched form,
Your eyes unfocused,
I wish you would talk,
I wish you could dance,
My little girl loved to dance,
Oh my sweet, little doll,
 
You both are so much alike,
My little girl loved to dance,
She loved to sing,
She was such an innocent thing,
But then one day,
She went away,
And left you in her stead,
I beg your forgiveness,
Katherine,
I know you are mad,
That I left you in that room for so long,
I seen the scratches on the door,
I saw that you had tried to reach me,
I am sorry, so sorry,
 
You loved this song,
You’d sing along,
As you danced for me,
I loved to watch you dance, my sweet,
How I miss you,
Though I’ve begun to realize,
That you will never return,
I glance upon my little doll,
Her hunched form,
Her bloodshot eyes,
Her stiff hands,
Her eerie stillness.
And then I wonder,
Was she a doll at all?

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