This piece is about a girl retelling a story about her mother\u27s past relationship with an abusive boyfriend

Burke, Maggie E

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Providence CollegeDigitalCommons@ProvidenceCreative Writer’s Festival 2016 – StudentPublications Creative Writer’s Festival 2016Spring 3-19-2016DollhouseMaggie E. BurkeProvidence College, mburke22@friars.providence.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/cwf_2016_studentsPart of the Creative Writing CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Creative Writer’s Festival 2016 at DigitalCommons@Providence. It has been accepted forinclusion in Creative Writer’s Festival 2016 – Student Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Providence. For moreinformation, please contact elizabeth.tietjen@providence.edu.Burke, Maggie E., "Dollhouse" (2016). Creative Writer’s Festival 2016 – Student Publications. 2.https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/cwf_2016_students/2Dollhouse  By Maggie Burke It was dark and she was late He had been drinking like always He was mad like always She was only with friends but so was he He had to prove himself as a man The slap was as sharp as the icicles that hung from the roof And as cold as the water he poured over her after Locked out in the snow No one stopped him No one helped her This wasn’t new Soon she left But where she went –  He followed Like a selfish child Refusing to give up his toy Just so no one else could have it He didn’t want to play He wanted to punish Eventually she made it out  Away and safe But I know she’ll always be scared If not for herself then for me She wants me to be strong and I am Even if I had to learn how all on my own 

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