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Rachna Vemireddy<\/em><\/h4>\n

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you thought cookie-cutter homes were creepy?<\/p>\n

well imagine rows of n e a t l y p a r k e d c a r s<\/p>\n

going on for miles<\/p>\n

taunting you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

yet, only this caged lot is capable of hiding you<\/p>\n

you duck and dart<\/p>\n

from an overworked 2007 Honda Civic to a glossy, black 2020 Acura<\/p>\n

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you hear muffled steps behind you<\/p>\n

and as your head turns 180<\/p>\n

you see a blonde, straight haired, blue-eyed, pink lipped, short-skirted, high-heeled DOLL \u00a9<\/p>\n

smirking at you<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

her cackle shakes the planet<\/p>\n

and you lose balance, receding into your shell<\/p>\n

chest to knees, hugging yourself<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

as she dribbles you around<\/p>\n

like a basketball<\/p>\n

waiting to be stopped<\/p>\n

\n

 <\/p>\n

Rachna Vemireddy<\/strong> is from Edison, NJ. She graduated in May 2021, as a Genetics major and Religion minor. She began medical school this fall.<\/p>\n

This poem was written while taking Creative Writing: Poetry (351:306:01) under Joanna Fuhrman in Spring 2021.\u00a0 Fuhrman selected the piece for inclusion in WHR.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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