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When the puppet dances
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When the puppet dances |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa 
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Not a shout but a roar from the devil within and the scowl a sign of worship gone wrong when the puppet dances without any strings and sings the words he’s unable to hear through the ears, the heart, the soul, the mind, or apertures open unto only himself. And weariness drapes itself like a shroud over the shoulders of attempted goodwill doomed from the start, the middle, the end, and destined to not rise up again. Down on the ground beaten and bruised in the company of the try, try again, you’ll see them there learning, learning, the bow, the kneel, and the bend and scrape, but the curtsey, my friends, is too much to take. They hobble, they grovel, they turn inside out, but they cannot again stand tall and proud because futile attempts to make everything right choking and gagging on the dust of no love. So still there’s tomorrow like a joker in drag playing let’s make-believe and dress-up pretend ~ and I close my eyes because I am the weary and the try, try again, never was a good friend! Helen / 19 June 2006 |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
A stunning poem that brought a great lump to my throat as I realized I couldn't possibly understand deeply enought to comment from personal experience....Thank you for sharing such heart and soul as I read here....*big hugs* |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia |
Who puts forth such effort? If there is not REST...it is due to strings. ::smiles:: Powerful write! |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Startime - My ardent wish is that you never understand from personal experience. It's alright and enough that you feel from the written word - thank you for that. Helen |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
"If there is not REST...it is due to strings" - quite right, Larry. Thank you for the read. |
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Frank W. Torres Member
since 2006-06-10
Posts 133 |
Not Bad. |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you, Frank! |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
yes another powerful piece Helen |
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Lighthousebob Member Elite
since 2000-06-14
Posts 4725California |
Helen, I got a chuckle from... quote: but, the rest of your poem I found quite serious and quite alarming as I related to the puppet and I thought about how much manipulation or attempted manipulation occures in my daily life on so many different levels. Enjoyed reading. -Bob |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Thank you, Dixie! Bob - Manipulation is an awful thing especially when one knows that it is happening. The curtsey (the chuckle) is just to show that one doesn't surrender completely but retains an element of ... dignity through it all. Thank you so much for the read. |
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