I want to be pretty
like a mannequin

a porcelain dish
painted red like strawberries

make me pretty:
scale, dress, rouge

pretty like a mannequin

slender like plastic
shielded with

shielded with kohl
eyeliner
the stuff of dreams and legends

make me alive
and beautiful special

give me something I can claim
something tangible

I want to be set apart in the shadows

perfect