Misplaced Doll

As the years progressed for me, i have encountered many things that just didn't belong in a certain place. But the one that impact me the most was a porcelain doll that was still in its original box on top of my mother's closet. The box has never been opened, not even once. The doll just stood there smiling, no matter how harshly it will be treated. As goes for me, i had made a promise to myself, a while back, that no matter how the going gets rough i will always smile. Sometimes it seemed as if she was telling me to please let her down, but i never listened because in a way it made me feel that i wasn't alone in the world. There will be days i will just stare at her and will see that her eyes seemed full of sadness, loneliness, really deep. Much like mine . . . But as the years passed, i began realizing this " In the world you are never alone, you're the one who chooses to isolate yourself from everyone else." As i kept telling myself this quote, i began to open up to people and not be as reserved. Soon i became happier and more friendlier. . . Also there came the day where i took out the porcelain doll from its box. Now that doll may be happy, she belongs to my little cousin. I know this may sound strange, but i feel like a bird that has found an exit to that locked cage.

by: Jocelin Salado