{"id":11286,"date":"2020-06-04T15:46:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T14:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanchesterreview.co.uk\/?p=11286"},"modified":"2020-07-28T16:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:03:44","slug":"doll-heads-by-javier-fedrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themanchesterreview.co.uk\/?p=11286","title":{"rendered":"<em>Doll Heads<\/em>, by Javier Fedrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Doll Heads<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To amuse ourselves during quarantine,<br \/>\nwe set to work on all your old dolls,<\/p>\n<p>scalping each straw-haired head<br \/>\nand packing it with dirt.<\/p>\n<p>We were left with a crowd of carved grins,<br \/>\nmiddle-distance eyes and open minds, which, together,<\/p>\n<p>we filled with thyme, and basil, and childish cress\u2014<br \/>\nburying the seeds like fists stuffed in pockets.<\/p>\n<p>They watched from the windowsill as you watered them,<br \/>\nscratching your shaved head and humming to yourself all the while;<\/p>\n<p>and then we were done. You put the kettle on<br \/>\nand we talked about the world<\/p>\n<p>outside; unseen, already<br \/>\npreparing to sprout and grow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Javier Fedrick (L3)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doll Heads To amuse ourselves during quarantine, we set to work on all your old dolls, scalping each straw-haired head and packing it with dirt. 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