John Lawless Poet Blank verse

Are We But Puppets

Are We But Puppets?


Are we but puppets,
residents of some alien ant farm,
playthings of some cosmic giant’s child,
black flies in the eyes of armless men?

Could we be more, or less
than we are?
Dare we challenge our station in life,
buck the system of caste and outcast?
Who will remember us?
Not us, but us
the whole of who and what we are
or tried to be?

Are we more than the blade of grass
less than the rising sun
kinder than the stinging gale
more harsh than sprinkling rain?

Will our time be marked
a ledger entry debit/credit
a question-less
pass/fail test?

A tally of our worth
or lack thereof
a tacit tabulation
scanning life
death to birth.

Are we,
or are we not,
worthy.


John G. Lawless
6/9/2013

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Brenda Meier-Hans December 2, 2014 at 2:43 PM Congratulations on your John John Lawless December 3, 2014 at 10:41 PM Thanks Brenda

Jan Allison November 30, 2014 at 10:39 AM incredible imagery John - very deep write - I would hate to think who is pulling my strings - many congrats:-) hugs jan xx John Lawless December 3, 2014 at 10:40 PM Thanks Jan, for your continued support and input.

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Nette Onclaud June 17, 2014 at 12:02 PM a daring write so powerfully scribed... there is hope that we will be in control of our fate and be worthy of a good life.. fantastic, john.. huggs John Lawless December 4, 2014 at 7:45 AM Thank you Nette for your kind words. Sorry to be so long in recognizing your comment it must have slipped through one of those proverbial "cracks". Always appreciate your input.