THE PUPPET MASTER
Freedom from manipulation
The puppet master holds the strings
One twitch, I move this way,
Another and I move that.
They lift me up and I soar,
Then quickly bring me down
To show who is in control.
The puppet master holds the strings
They put me down to play
With the other puppets,
Pick me back up as I try to leave.
And yet they do not allow me
To get too comfortable
As they set me aside again.
The puppet master holds the strings
They enjoy their own show.
But what about the puppet?
The puppet felt out of control
Took a while but it understood,
It was the puppet, not the master.
When it decided to switch
From puppet to master,
It stopped being a part of their story.
It took back the strings
And crafted itself a brand new one.
When it finally left, others did too
And created new realities of their own.
And that’s how they shut down
The puppet master and their show.
About the Creator
a*k² (a times k-squared)
Thinker | Feeler | Writer
My mission is to spark self-empowerment journeys through self-discovery
How? Instrospection
Goal: Explore | Experiment | Learn | Share | Grow
My book Masks & Layers: amzn.to/3qivjXQ
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