Date: 	Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:47:12 -0500


they were just dolls

my dolls

but all yours too

		childhoods frozen in her heart and the showcases for eternity

they were just toy cars

his cars

but all yours too

			childhoods frozen in her heart and the 
showcases for eternity

they were just letters

our letters
to him

lying in dusty files on top of closets

we grew up
our children too
			leaving behind scars on dolls
		 chewed up lego pieces
			writings on the walls - not painted over



water stains from when the monsoons
overjoyed

the farmer's daughter

		as she collected mangoes in baskets

what stories to they tell - these dolls, these toy cars, these lego 
block, the letters, the writings on the wall....

the uneaten mangoes

has it been that long already?

				are we there yet?












					writni dared not look too closely at