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I Miss Mannequins
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I Miss Mannequins |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
I miss mannequins, they used to be so real. She in her red dress, heels and hose, and glossy red lipstick. He in his crisp suit with polished shoes and painted hair, looking slightly buff from working out. They would whisper in the windows 'till shadows lengthened and stores closed, inching ever close together holding hands until dawn. Next season would find a small boy with the grouping in the window. A well behaved child wearing one of those flat hats. These days mannequins are abstract forms, armless, headless, legless flat torsos made of wire or fiberglass.. They might as well be coat hangers. If they were ever going to reproduce it's too late now.. I miss REAL mannequins. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
never thought of that...but yeah, it's true I miss them too |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
Something like "Well, maybe next year . . ." as a last line John |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
I really loved this poem. How about trying it without the last line and just let it end with the second to the last line? It's very good. Alison |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Oh, yes, now I remember them and so - thank you for the memory! Enjoyed! |
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paullallady Member
since 2007-04-03
Posts 262Michigan |
I also remember real mannequins, and so many other things have fallen by the wayside and become impersonal. |
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