Doll

Wow this could go a lot of different ways, but to look at it face value,… perspective from the doll… not only is it about sex and control, but also let down and need. Very creative piece!

I always love getting a Wow! I was definitely thinking of multiple directions with this one but you nailed the core about sex, control, need, passion, and also let down with perhaps some apathy. If you found it creative NG then I feel like I accomplished something. ;) Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

Ah yes! transparent honesty, passion, and that need to be with and have someone else. Perhaps the need is so strong sometimes you find yourself living for the other person. Oh how over powering passion can be. I am so happy you liked it and thought it was beautifully executed, that means a lot to me. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts.  🎎

there is a sense of sadness looking out from a shell that is not all yours... besides those eyes you do have a soul and a mind that are much more beautiful... sex and controlling or being controlled can be both worthwhile and constraining... great piece Kristina xo

There can be a sense of sadness or perhaps longing to be something more than just a doll. But there is still a soul and a mind in there too. Sometimes you can feel like a doll (well you would be a Ken doll Tim lol) and that can be a good or bad thing depending. This one has many contrasts, like you said things can go both ways depending. I am happy you found it a great piece. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

That first stanza along with that pic sets things up for what may be your tightest piece yet. But you must believe that the puppeteer and puppet are one. The puppeteer doesn't exit without their doll with strings. That's because those strings are so much more than the hurt and sex, those string connect them mentally and emotionally. Although the puppet may feel used at times it's only because dangling on their string they have stolen the show for self. Tight work Lady

Wow, tightest piece yet! I really love that. That is so true what would the puppeteer be without his puppet. They are definitely one and the puppet can influence the puppeteer too. Your comment is so deeply meaningful; I really love how you have described the relationship in such an outstanding and intuitive way. The strings connecting them mentally, emotionally, and even physically. And the puppet stealing the show for self, that certainly is the case sometimes isn't it. Such a wonderful comment. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

This is a dynamic exploration in poetic writing, so captivating, engaging, and creating a desire for more. Another A++ from your amazing creativity. Hugs and peace, O xoxo

I am here to captivate and engage you my dear Oral. And I hope to always give you more of what you desire. :) I am so happy you found it dynamic and creative and I always love getting an A++. ;) Hugs! xoxo Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

You are not a puppet you are my equal.  Keep on writing.

Thanks Francisco, I really appreciate that a lot - you are very sweet. And thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

Such a vacant blank exterior but don't be fooled as  there is vulnerability dripping and flooding our senses.   I love the way you make us feel you.  No free passes here.  Rooting for the doll to reclaim and the puppeteer to find his heart and sensitivity to her plight....

BIG LIKE

Contained in that vacant exterior is a vast void of emotions and feelings. The cracks sometimes showing through the porcelain exterior with such vulnerability. I like that you are rooting for the Doll my dear PS. ;) Hopefully  the Puppeteer can see her plight and help her repair those cracks... I love the BIG LIKE. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

Powerful and sad. Needing and loving someone so much that you lose your soul and the addiction to sex and pain all twisted together in a loss of identity. How do you fill in all the missing pieces? Beautifully written.

Indeed, how do you fill them in... You continue to lose yourself more and more in the pursuit of becoming whole again and the cycle just intensifies. You have perfectly expressed the meaning and how we can get twisted together in a loss of identity. That addiction can be so strong that we must have the sex and pain to survive. I am so happy you thought it was beautifully written. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

This aches, powerful, sad, poignant great write. Emotional read
Love and light
Ron x

Yes there is a lot of emotion in the Doll despite often being hidden from sight. She can express herself in powerful but sad ways sometimes. I am glad you could feel the emotion. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

What poignant, moving read--
Very nice.
Soulful, complex, metaphysical in the intricacy of the relationships.
So many things I like here--
the plastic,
the direct address to the on controlling,
the metaphor of strings--
pinocchio, the puppet, but also bondage.
The doll is considered beautiful precisely because it has no soul.
But what do we mean by "beautiful"?
Touching. Moving.
Consider:  have you ever watched a ballerina--a high-level ballerina, extremely advanced--walk down the sidewalk, unself-conscious?
She waddles. Like a duck, or charlie chaplin or a penguin.
Flat-footed and awkward.
The natural grace she was born wish was destroyed through the rigors of training, the process of refinement of each movement to the illusion of weightlessness.
Yet watch videos of M Jackson, when he was alive, or his sister Janet, or Astaire or Rogers--
they had the natural grace, always.
The ballerina and the popular hoofers were both born graceful. Yet to achieve the sublime, that sense of awe each motion of the ballerina instills in us, requires destruction.
The doll haunts and chills because of what it lacks.
Very nice!
& LIKED!

I am so happy to get a Parsons award on this one. ;) And as always you never disappoint with your wonderful analysis. The ballerina is such a perfect comparison because she is that very doll. Sculpted to be something incredibly beautiful but losing the soul through training and having her art become her. Reminds me of the film Black Swan which showed how sometimes beauty can become so warped. I like how you said it requires destruction; so often that is the case. Sometimes relationships are like that - taking the soul of one person to try and fill in the cracks in another which never works. Those cracks just consume and destroy more and more until you have two broken people trying to create a whole person and both drowning in the experience turning to all sorts of things to try and make it better. I really appreciate the depth of your thoughts so much and that you took the time to share them with me.  🎎

Hey Kristina,

This is so powerful. You captured vulnerability to an inanimate object, a doll. It looks so lifelike but you wonder if there was some spiritual residue in the plastic. For me this is absolutely amazing!! There are times where it comes across as sad but that's okay. You're keeping it real for the sake of poetry. LOL You did not break character- not even once:)  

Loved!!!

Hey Adelphina, I am so happy you loved it and found it powerful! What better to capture vulnerability in than a beautiful Doll. It's inanimate but does seem to have a life of it's own, perhaps a little alive with some of that spiritual residue. There is definitely sadness in this one but it's a necessary emotion sometimes that everyone experiences. I do love keeping it real for the sake of poetry. lol and always a character. :p Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

Nicely penned KX ... the last line just hangs in the air ... then fads to silence ...

I am really happy you liked it LDF. The last line is definitely hanging by the ropes. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

What I admire most in poetry is what is not said, but what is felt. There is a delicate blend of emotions in this write that emanate from the descriptions. I sense perhaps a bit of despair, of longing for understanding and true connection, of meaningful communication. The whole carries me along with it's images as I allow what is beneath them to vibrate through me.

To feel the writing certainly gives it more intense meaning so I am glad you could feel the emotions in this one. And you have very accurately described much of my thoughts in regards to despair, longing, understanding, and true connection. I love that you could feel what was beneath the images and words at such a level as to vibrate through. Seeking understanding can definitely be a difficult journey sometimes and at times you can feel like just an object. 🎎

Complex and concerning – I’m going with an interpretation it is about yourself and not necessarily a separate master and sub. In fact, you are both, master and sub. An introvert by nature, who enjoys sex. Intertwined with your “professional public” face who is in control; the “doll” only comes to life when allowed.  Your sexuality encapsulated, and not allowed to dictate your actions.  You don’t have the freedom to pursue your desires.

I’m not thrilled with the path I’ve taken. If the poem is about you, I don’t find you have much of the doll’s characteristics.

Complex and concerned is perhaps a good representation. It is about aspects of me and my history. I think in some way we are always master and sub. There is definitely depth and intuitiveness in your perception. It is really complicated to explain when the doll comes out. Perhaps it would be easier to explain when I am thought of as the Doll. I find the path you have taken very interesting. I can definitely see how you came to your conclusions. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

Although the BDSM aspect of this piece is palpable, I also felt as if you told the story through these dolls that are made for pleasure (yeah, the expensive real life looking ones), somehow coming alive and having emotions.

Either way, it's dark and gritty with the melancholic tone.

Well done.

Ah yes! there is a lot in this one. There is the pure BDSM angle but also I was thinking about relationships that objectify without truly considering the other person. Where you can feel more like an object to be shown and used and nothing else. And even the inanimate perspective you mention regarding actual dolls that are given life by their owners. So there is definitely a melancholic tone to aspects of this. I am glad you think it's well done. Thank you so much for reading and giving me your thoughts. 🎎

So I'm a month late...

At first this struck me personal because of a friend of mine, what she went through, but is now doing awesome.  But that sense of willing victim, for the sake of acceptance.
Even the decadence in order to please.
I don't see a doll at all in this piece.  Obviously there isn't one.  You deferred for self-protection's sake?
And, what is not to like in this?  It asks for understanding, even as it tries to repel.
You did a fine job of immersing the reader into the moment.  
Bravo.

I am glad to see you here Styxian, you can step back with me anytime and I really appreciate your insightful comment. I am so happy to hear your friend is doing awesome. Some patterns are hard to break. That need to please can be overwhelming. Being sensitive and having had many things happen to me in my life from a young age there is definitely this need for self protection that can develop quickly. You can find yourself very much alone seeking understanding within yourself. The thought processes at an early age are definitely different. I am glad you found it immersive. Thanks again, for sharing with me.