Puppets

Addiction was her puppeteer It pulled her every string Drugs became the master of her fears Depression was all it would bring Some become puppets of greed Pimping out their very souls More, and more, and more they need Satisfaction is never their goal Envy is also a puppet master Making us want what others possess Pulling the strings of jealousy faster And leaving us a sorry mess Perhaps we, are just puppets of love As our strings are pulled from above ---- Screwed in the "Puppets" Contest

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 5/14/2015 7:53:00 PM

Hi Joseph, love the win. Linda

Skat A

Date: 5/14/2015 5:31:00 PM

JOSEPH, congrats on your Screwed III win. SKAT

Jan Allison

Date: 5/13/2015 9:35:00 AM

Dropping back with my congrats Joseph:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/2/2015 8:05:00 PM

I really like this one. Lots of good puppet poems did not make the winners' list and I am glad I am finally seeing your puppet poem!!

Nette Onclaud

Date: 12/21/2014 4:25:00 PM

tightly women to express the enmeshed need for love, joseph... a great artpiece!.. huggs

Paul Callus

Date: 12/21/2014 6:19:00 AM

Very well expressed, Joseph. Puppets and puppeteers...sometimes it is a blessing to find somebody to cut the strings! Even puppets need their moments of freedom! #7 // paul

Arthur Vaso

Date: 12/20/2014 10:52:00 PM

Very beautiful, this just flows so well from start to end!! A7

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 12/19/2014 8:48:00 AM

Hi Jospeh, excellent words here, and thanks for the congrats it's been a long time xx

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 12/19/2014 12:04:00 AM

I've watched people taken down by addiction too many times. Your poem is incredibly honest and insightful, Joseph! When love is an addiction, it can even become toxic like a drug, although I'd rather be addicted to love than anything else. Good luck in the contest...hugs, Rhonda

M. L. Kiser

Date: 12/18/2014 4:28:00 PM

Addiction to love is probably one of the better addictions. We are indeed, puppets.

Jan Allison

Date: 12/18/2014 3:12:00 PM

love the unique take on the theme Joseph - hits me hard with just recently having 2 friends sons die of drug related deaths - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xxx

Matthew Webb

Date: 12/18/2014 2:15:00 PM

I agree with this a lot. It reminds of a friend of mine who's a junkie and the way you put it poetically is very clever and metaphoric. Liking it man :)