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Friday 7 March 2008
THE DUMMY
Dummy: such a loaded label.
Presumes stupidity or something fake.
Presumes an empty
emotionless bag
or an imitation human
valued only
by the garment it wears.
Presumes a model
with no voice
other than that
of its owner, the ventriloquist.
This dummy is waiting -
to be collected, found, discovered.
And haven't we all
at one time or another
waited like this?
To be found, discovered, collected.
Fearing we are fools for waiting.
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