The Puppets

We were just puppets in a puppet show, putting on a smile, a mask, an act, to please the audience.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, letting everyone hold our strings.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, dancing and moving to the rhythm of their requests.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, no brain of our own because it got stripped from us before we could even use it.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, unable to make our own decisions, not because we couldn't, but because we were disallowed to.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, doing as we were told, looking as we were told.

We were just puppets in a puppet show, waiting for our strings to snap.

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Welcome to the puppet show.

We hope you enjoy yourself.

You may take hold of the puppets anytime you want to.

But beware, the puppets could disconnect from their strings at anytime.

Please don't catch them if they do.

We have many other puppets who could take their place soon.

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