Tea Party....first poem in months

[sandpiper_song]

Tea Party
A.M. Demmi
7/29/06

Behind closed doors
I chain my spirit
Hide away in things unreal
Hoping for a future
But afraid to feel

Ribbons, bows, and brown wrapping twine
Daisy chains scattered looking as vines

Satin and lace
Pink gartered brocades
Dolls quickly gathered
All dressed in haste

Glass eyes open
Blue, green, and grey
Faces upturned
All look away

Tea sets scattered
Tables upset
Fresh carpet soaked through
Spots sopping wet

Shades now drawn
A single beam stolen
Before all is misplaced

Locked in a darkened room