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i, mary
February 7, 2018
rename me mary,
i am your marionette,
a puppet on strings
woven through my flesh,
tying me to a stranger’s control.
call me your doll
for i am stiff and silent
afraid of breaking,
made of cracking porcelain;
i am still until you force me.
form me of clay,
your beating used to sculpt me,
your harshness and vision
bruising my shape;
i am whole until you make me.
rename me mary,
for i am stiff and silent;
your harshness and vision
woven through my flesh;
i am still until you force me.
i am whole until you make me.
© Bonnie S., Fremont, CA
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this piece is about trying to live up to others' expectations, and the costs of holding yourself to their standards.