The Doll Factory

Elbows off the table

sit up straight

Good girls speak softly

Close your mouth

fork down between bites

Good girls don’t ask questions

Eat it all

nothing goes to waste

Good girls do as they are told

Silence

is golden

Good girl

Answer me with tears

when I scream at you

Good girl

You don’t need a door

body exploration is sin

Good girl

Finish your chores

or get the belt

Good girl

Be home when I say

grounded a week for each minute late

Bad Girl

You don’t need books

knowledge is dangerous

Bad Girl

You don’t need friends

they’ll poison your mind

Bad Girl

Suffocate

Stagnate

Rot in place

Starved of truth, light, air,

love

You.

Will.

Thrive.

Another living dead girl

molded to our specifications.