Puppet

by Vermilion   May 12, 2013


I'm sitting on the floor
Staring at the door
You'd think it would be content
Yet it hungers for more

Am I the same way?
Have I gone astray?
Or have you taken control?
I think that you may

'Cause I'm just a lonely puppet
And you're my only master
You pull the strings,
Do this, do that, do it faster!

I'm trapped by your spell
Encaged by your charm
I think this might be Hell
But I don't feel its harm

And standing up for my beliefs
Has caused the blood to flow again
Overwhelmed by your grief
I've been consumed by this sin

Is this the right path?
Am I doing what I should?
Or am I facing God's wrath?
I did all I could...

Slice me to shreds
Please, just let me bleed!
I think I might be dead
These are my parting words that you now read

So done, so gone, so fake,
I'm losing my mind
I made a huge mistake
When I lifted the blinds

Now I'm back on my strings
Do this, do that again,
Lightweight, worthless paper wings,
You know I just can't win

I don't remember what hope is
All I know is fear
I match death's name with his
My vision's no longer clear

Come on, I'm trapped now!
Kill me while you can!
Do I need to tell you how?
Dispatch me where I stand!

Set these strings alight,
Burn those flames so bright,
Don't give me a chance
Don't take a second glance...

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  • 11 years ago

    by Redangelwings

    I love the emotions you portray here as well.
    I like the way you started out here as you paint a great picture. I think you are talking about your heart here. You are waiting for your love yet when they don't show up your heart hungers for them. They have taken over your heart and there is nothing you can do. You are powerless to love. I do love the way you describe this though. Love is a difficult thing to over come.

    I feel that throughout this poem you describe that you are under a spell and as you say you are the puppet. And your heart only wants only one master. When you feel like you are in love for the first time but it can be the best feeling in the world. Every women can feel so magical inside. A charming no matter what.

    You can't change anything on your life. You cant let anyone change you at all. You have to believe in yourself. Be who you are and they will truly love you. Ifyou loved with all your heart that is all you ccould do. There is nothing wrong with that. It is hard when you have to question your path though. Sometimes it is better to move on!.

    I love how you started out the seventh stanza. There is a twist to it. The story turns dark because you can't take the pain away so you want to die because you can't take it. You regret everything you have went through. And you seem to be too far gone to be saved. I love I'm losing my mind line. As it shows ghe true emotion you feel inside.

    I love emotion and wording of paper wings. You feel like you can fly but in the end life fails you and you come crashing down. Love kinda makes you the same way. You seem to fly so high but if it hurts you.... you fall. Your fear is great and normal. Death is a big part of a broken heart and the way you describe yourself as death is great.

    The ending is great as all you want to do is move on. I love the emotions you portray here though. As always though father time will always heal. Great write! 5/5

    • 11 years ago

      by Vermilion

      Thanks for your awesome comment! I wish I could reply as well as you commented, but alas, I do not have the willpower to write a comment that long.

  • 11 years ago

    by savannah

    Wow. you are an amazing writer. I love the emotion you put into them and I cant help it... you got major writing skills

    • 11 years ago

      by Vermilion

      Thanks! I do consider this as one of my best! I don't always write this well, but I do my best.

  • 11 years ago

    by Autumn Leaves

    This is a great write, this poem is fill with so much emotions and sadness that it touches my inner feelings. I like the subtle rhyming and your choice of words. Sometimes we love a person so much that we are willing to do anything to have that person approval, but by subjecting oneself to the will of another is enslavement. The scary thing about becoming a slave you don't have a say, you are just there like you mentioned a puppet.

    Great write...AL

    • 11 years ago

      by Vermilion

      Thank you! And I appreciate that you managed to grasp that the poem was focused on a sort of enslavement, not everyone has managed to make that connection. You are obviously extremely awesome!

  • 11 years ago

    by Ale

    Your welcome!

  • 11 years ago

    by Ale

    May I say you have very good writing skills! I'm pretty sure many people envy you, you are very good at poetry.

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