Mastered Puppets

Mastered Puppets Of the voices thrown and never shown their cries travel well A starving sewn with a bitter bone of their life a quiet quell With larval lips that are losing grips where echoes only dwell Their smile drips as they use their fingertips in a yielding yell Left alone with a grunting groan their silence slaved to seal Ruling the hunger zone a thirst on throne with a musty meal Voices held captive and anguish adaptive with souls of steal Their reality refractive with dreams inactive they still congeal Mastered and strung with a tangled tongue they begin to pray A heart hung and death unsung, wounded words they convey With tears they wash as the sorrows squash their moral display The sounds that swash in their postured posh soon fade away. June.18.2018 Ventriloquist Poetry Sponsored by: Anthony Slausen

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Date: 6/23/2018 9:14:00 PM
Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 6/23/2018 3:16:00 PM
A powerful poem, WW. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 6/19/2018 4:02:00 PM
Powerful words of truth WW... Those who pull the strings only care about themselves and most of the time economic gain.... Excellent entry for the contest..
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Date: 6/18/2018 6:01:00 PM
Voices held captive...wow!
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Date: 6/18/2018 1:30:00 PM
A superb tangled tongue'r for sure. Excellent write my friend. Best of luck in the contest WW...Peace...Charlie
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Date: 6/18/2018 11:41:00 AM
That's a powerful and eloquent take on the ventriloquist prompt.
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Date: 6/18/2018 11:18:00 AM
So well written, meaningful and smooth reading poem WW! :) Good luck in the contest.
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Date: 6/18/2018 11:16:00 AM
A masterpiece of humanitarian poetry! May the Lord help your words reach the ears of the greedy so they can hear the lamentations of dying from hunger children dearest WW! A fav. for me!
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Date: 6/18/2018 10:56:00 AM
Terrific, those who pull the strings don't care who is manipulated
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Date: 6/18/2018 7:53:00 AM
Really great write, W W ... the last line lingers in memory ...
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Date: 6/18/2018 6:44:00 AM
Excellent, WW! A touching depiction of reality..that hurts to watch. Win BIG with this entry!
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Date: 6/18/2018 5:54:00 AM
- A heartbreaking picture that we all know - Great written, W.W. - Best wishes in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise
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