Broken Doll

Inner child,
twisted adolescent,
in-between
should be too
old
for this.
uses up their resources,
makes a fool
of them
something outside
normal.
something
A-B
normal.
tears off the limb.
stares at him.
tapes it back on,
bands it together.
the feeling changes,
but the doll is better.
He has a story.
a reason to look grim.
too old,
for pretend,
but imagination
has simply
contorted itself,
into new shapes,
new stories,
new meanings.
new reasons,
new.
but old.
but young.
far behind,
posing
as
ahead.
covered in jeans,
jacket, sunglasses,
mini-motorcycle,
Rapunzel in
contemporary clothing,
right behind him.
you wouldn't be able
to tell
the difference.