Your life is an act
You have the stage set
Your line down to a pat
Your smile an emotionless mask
You begin your show at the pull
Of the puppet master's fingers
As he tugs on your strings
You open your mouth
But no words come out
You give so much
But get nothing back
All risk is taken
With no gratification
Still you say "Here's everything."
"Dance puppet dance!"
They all chant
Never giving you a chance
To be more than just a pretty face
A role to play
Whiting out everything you have to say
They whisper, "Dance puppet dance"
"You are ugly"
"You are worthless"
Despite their words you still dance
Hoping for your chance
To break your strings
Free from the chains
Grow your wings and fly away
"DANCE!" they scream
As whips crack in the air
No slowing down
They will work you to death
This I swear
Dance puppet dance
Dance till you bleed
You tell yourself they love you
That this is your fairytale
A lullaby to keep you alive
You used to love your part
But now the music breaks your heart
Yet still you taste the beat
And grin with eyes full of sin
You better dance Puppet
Dance till you fall
Dance till you can't move at all
Pretty girl, don't you see?
To them you are but a puppet
To me you are everything
Still you dance to their beat
The sound of their drums
The words in their songs
Play in your head
Over and over again
The night comes again
Full of sin
But still you dance again
Dance puppet dance
See who cares when the song is done
I won't be there in the end
Don't you remember puppet?
You told me to turn it up
And lock you in, you sent me away
So you could be alone with all your sins
One last dance goodbye
Before I spread my wings
And fly
Bye puppet bye
Enjoy your song
I'll see you around
If you ever break free
But wait, you would never leave them for me
Dance puppet dance
Dance till it all ends
Till you are free of sin
Dance puppet
Dance for me
For the one that's only a memory
Till your heart gives out
Puppet don't you remember?
You told me you would never dance again
You lied to me
And created your biggest sin
You took something beautiful
And destroyed it
Tell me Puppet are you happy now?
YOU ARE READING
Black Box
PoesíaInside you will find a collection of poems that I hope will help you find some sense of peace. If you like what you read and want more you can follow my Tumblr @pale-rosewritings
