A Puppet to the World

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Poem By: ashen
Young Adult

Tags: break free, puppet, lies, deceit, sadness, hurt, controlled

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Submitted: Jul 25, 2008 Reads: 59 Comments: 4 Likes: 1

I am a puppet to the world.

They tell me what to do,

And I listen.

I have no say in the matter,

The pressure is always closing in around me.

I can’t control what I do,

I can’t break free,

The strings they have attached to me are too thick.

My actions are nothing of my own,

They only want to hurt me.

They ruin my life,

Make me say and do things that would never cross my mind.

I have grown so tired of fighting back that I have given up.

They know I no longer resist them,

And they just push me harder.

Why did things end up this way?

I am not something I want to be,

Someone worth thought.

I am a useless puppet in someone else’s hands.

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Comments:

This was an emotionally powerful poem. I firmly believe that one has a firm control over his or her future, and that each person always have an infinite number of choices. I know what it is you feel, but with all the holier-than-thou attitude I have shown, I can't overcome what you're going through either, lol. The moral of my rambling is...don't give up if the fight is for something important to you. Or...try not to...:D

Posted: Jul 25, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks for the advice =] I'm really glad you liked it ^^

mystory

Wow, Danielle, that was great! I think eveyone goes through a period of time when they feel like they aren't in control of anything, which is frusterating at times. ;) Another amazing poem. ^^

Posted: Jul 26, 2008

Author Comment:

Yeah, it is. =/ Thanks so much =] I'm really glad you liked it :D

RaisinGirl

I have to agree with controverse and mystory...pretty much what they said is what I would say...but I honestly think it is really great-the whole feeling like a puppet(reminds me of a Metallica song=Master of Puppets "is pulling your strings"...)...I've definitely been there XD

Posted: Jul 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Haha. Thanks so much ^^

TaliaBlu

Wow; that was really powerful and hard-hitting.
Great job with this sort of passive-aggressive approach.
I also really like this new length your writing has been favoring.

--Tally

Posted: Aug 24, 2008