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Proof That She Existed

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By A. R. AmbrosiPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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There is proof that she existed

Photographs stained

With cigarette smoke

And housefire smoke

Yellowed by the days passed

Of many decades

But her eyes tell another story

One that the aged paper alone

Could never

Adequately convey

Hers were the glassy eyes

Of a porcelain doll

Painted on innocence

Childlike maybe

At first glance

But lacking the true depth

Of the purity of childhood

Something took that away

And a haunted child stares out

Across the years

From that stiff photo paper

There's proof that she existed

But where does her soul linger now?

Has her haunting, fixated stare

Been remedied yet with the love

That no one had to give her?

Have her cruel captors

Made her as cold and unfeeling

As they were?

Has she learned the subtle art

Of manipulation

From her caregivers?

Can she twist any soul

At whim

Around her little finger?

Has she become as sociopathic

As twisted

As evil

As her overseers hoped

She'd become?

I wouldn't know

All I have is this photograph

This proof that she existed

But I haven't seen her in years

I haven't felt her claws in my chest

Holding me where she wants me

For quite some time now

I don't know what she's become

And I don't want to know

surreal poetry
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About the Creator

A. R. Ambrosi

I like to write, if that makes me a writer, then rock on!

I started writing as a child because I ran out of stuff to read. So, I only write stuff that I like. If you like it too, awesome! Enjoy! ^_^

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