Display (A poem I wrote. 1st post.)

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Hello,

I write quite a lot of poems but never really share them with anyone. I thought I'd give this a try before sharing them with anyone close to me. Feel free to give any feedback or if you have any questions let me know please.

Thank you.

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I'm a cheap plastic doll

In a glass display

You look at me but never stay

To ask if I'm okay

I see so many faces I recognize

Do they see me when they meet my eyes

Or do they see every mistake I've made

All the ones up on display

Everything I fight so hard to hide

My mind isn't as sharp as it was

The glass is chipping at the edge

I'm growing older now

But when I cry at night I still feel weak

And no one knows how hard I try

Hours in the mirror looking at my eyes

Searching for someone I recognize

All I see is a stranger inside

Everything makeup cannot hide

My face a collage of all my lies

Everything's up for display

Is that why no one asks if I'm okay

Is that why days seem to pass me by

Is it all just a matter of time

Before the glass comes crashing down

And I'm buried in the wreckage now

I'm buried in my wreckage now

A cheap plastic doll

Up for display

People look but never stay

Or is it cause I turn away

Afraid to go another day

Afraid to let someone see

The person that I want to be

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