A white Victorian dollhouse

Sits on the playroom floor

Untouched.

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The children run around outside

Playing games they’d get in trouble for playing

If only they weren’t

Unsupervised.

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Inside the dollhouse

The parents are cold and

Unwelcoming.

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They have grown out of love

From constant fighting

Lying

Cheating, and being

Untrustworthy.

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After many years

The dollhouse is falling apart.

The roof is collapsing

The support beams are cracking

Termites have destroyed the foundation.

And all the while,

The kids are playing outside

Unaware.