I'm not a figurine, I'm not

poem inspired by the NaPoWriMo day 7 theme

I couldn't imagine
standing tall and beautiful
hidden inside the walls
of a little figurine

that's where they want us
hiding inside our skin
quiet, sharing no words or thoughts of my own
I need no statuette to represent the three-dimensional me

Ceramic, terracotta, porcelain or metal
I'm not a doll or a mannequin, a puppet on a string
one you'd like t…