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RAGDOLL

Softly rocked,
cuddled,
fed,
clothed

swiftly picked up
in a moment of fury;
one leg ripped off,
one button eye plucked out
Now
in a dark corner
on a heap of mendables
I wait for repair
Then
again
I will be
Softly rocked,

cuddled,
fed,
clothed

Julie Ann Ettiott